A-LevelBiologyNucleic acids and protein synthesis9700/12 · Oct/Nov 2012 · Q211 Mark
Which is not a description of a gene?
Alength of DNA which carries coded information as a sequence of nucleotides that can result in the formation of a polypeptide chain
Bany section of a molecule that has two strands, each with a sequence of nucleotides that are complementary to each other and are held together by hydrogen bonding
Csequence of nucleotides which can be copied by complementary base pairing and then be translated at a ribosome
Dsequence of nucleotides that can be transcribed using a polymerase enzyme and free activated nucleotides and which results in the formation of a messenger RNA molecule
✓ Correct answer
B: any section of a molecule that has two strands, each with a sequence of nucleotides that are complementary to each other and are held together by hydrogen bonding
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