Biology 9700 · 6 Nucleic acids and protein synthesis
6.2 Protein synthesis
Explain transcription, translation, post-transcriptional modification, and how gene mutations (substitutions, deletions, insertions) affect the resulting polypeptide.
- Questions
- 274
- Years
- 2003–2026
- Multiple choice
- 189
- Written answer
- 85
- Average marks
- 4.4
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- Paper 1variants 01, 11, 12, 13, 14189
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| 2022 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 25 |
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| 2020 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 |
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| 2008 | – | – | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | – | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005 | – | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2004 | – | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2003 | – | 2 | 2 | 4 |
