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A-LevelBiologyNucleic acids and protein synthesis9700/12 · Feb/Mar 2016 · Q191 Mark

What does the enzyme DNA polymerase synthesise in a cell?

Apolypeptide using DNA as a template
Bstrand of DNA using a polypeptide as a template
Cstrand of DNA using DNA as a template
Dstrand of mRNA using DNA as a template

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C: strand of DNA using DNA as a template

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Nucleic acids and protein synthesis, A-Level Biology (syllabus 9700). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Biology, Feb/Mar 2016 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 19.

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