Question 25
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A 1, 2 and 3 are correct
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C 2 and 3 only are correct
D 1 only is correct
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6. Nucleic acids and prot...
6.2. Protein synthesis

describe the principle of the universal genetic code in which different triplets of DNA bases either code for specific amino acids or correspond to start and stop codons

16. Inheritance
16.2. The roles of genes in determi...

explain the relationship between genes, proteins and phenotype with respect to the: • TYR gene, tyrosinase and albinism • HBB gene, haemoglobin and sickle cell anaemia • F8 gene, factor VIII and haemophilia • HTT gene, huntingtin and Huntington’s disease

2. Biological molecules
2.3. Proteins

describe the structure of a molecule of haemoglobin as an example of a globular protein, including the formation of its quaternary structure from two alpha (α) chains (α-globin), two beta (β) chains (β-globin) and a haem group