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A-LevelBiologyNucleic acids and protein synthesis9700/12 · May/June 2014 · Q221 Mark

A short piece of DNA fifteen base pairs long was analysed to find the number of nucleotides in each of the polynucleotide strands. Some of the results are shown below. [Table 22.1] How many nucleotides containing adenine (A) were present in strand 2?

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A2
B3
C4
D6

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A: 2

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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, May/June 2014 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 22.

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