Theory

CH19 - GENETIC TECHNOLOGY

(a) Identify structure X in Fig. 6.1.....................................................................................................................

2024 Spring

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Theory

CH19 - GENETIC TECHNOLOGY

(a) Explain what is meant by genetic engineering. .......................................................................................................

2024 Winter

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Theory

CH19 - GENETIC TECHNOLOGY

(a) State one reason why a doctor would recommend that a person has genetic testing for a mutation in the gene BRCA1 and explain why this mutation wou...

2024 Summer

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Theory

CH19 - GENETIC TECHNOLOGY

White-clawed crayfish, Austropotamobius pallipes, live in rivers and lakes in Europe. In the 1850s, the North American signal crayfish, Pacifastacus l...

2024 Summer

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Theory

CH19 - GENETIC TECHNOLOGY

Scientists use many different techniques in genetic engineering. (a) Sometimes the gene for genetic engineering cannot be extracted from the donor or...

2024 Winter

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Theory

CH19 - GENETIC TECHNOLOGY

It has been hypothesised that the mutation rate of an animal species may affect how fast animals of that species age and how long they live (lifespan)...

2024 Summer

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Theory

CH19 - GENETIC TECHNOLOGY

(a) (i) Genetic engineering uses specific enzymes and commonly involves the use of plasmids for the transfer of genes into an organism. Four enzymes t...

2024 Summer

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Theory

CH19 - GENETIC TECHNOLOGY

BRCA2 is a tumour-suppressor gene. Its gene product, BRCA2, is involved in DNA repair. If the DNA cannot be repaired, BRCA2 has a role in causing the ...

2024 Summer

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Theory

CH19 - GENETIC TECHNOLOGY

Scientists use many different techniques in genetic engineering.(a) Sometimes the gene for genetic engineering cannot be extracted from the donor orga...

2024 Winter

Theory

CH19 - GENETIC TECHNOLOGY

Medicine is defined as the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease. Outline the different ways in which genetic technology can be applied to m...

2023 Winter

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MCQ

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

Which statements about resolution and magnification are correct?[Table_1]

2018 Summer

3

MCQ

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

An eyepiece graticule has a scale with 100 divisions. A stage micrometer has a scale with 50 divisions, each of which is 0.040 mm apart. Using a ×40 ...

2018 Summer

3

MCQ

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

A prokaryotic cell which is 1 µm in diameter, is magnified 50000 times in an electron micrograph. What is the diameter of the cell in the electron m...

2018 Summer

3

MCQ

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

A scientist carried out an experiment to separate cell structures in animal cells. The cells were broken open to release the cell structures. This ext...

2018 Summer

2

MCQ

CH1 - CELL STRUCTURE

Radioactively-labelled nucleotides are introduced into a cell.In which cell structures will the radioactivity first become concentrated?

2018 Summer

2

MCQ

CH2 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

What is the general formula for amylose?

2018 Summer

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MCQ

CH2 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

The diagram shows relationships between some important molecules and bonds. What is represented by circles numbered 1, 2 and 3?

2018 Summer

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MCQ

CH2 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

In unsaturated lipid molecules, where are double bonds located?

2018 Summer

3

MCQ

CH2 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

Phospholipids and triglycerides are important biological molecules.Which properties are correct for these molecules?[Table_1]

2018 Summer

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MCQ

CH2 - BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES

The diagrams show two arrangements of amino acids in a protein. Which row correctly names the bonds at S or T?

2018 Summer

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