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A-A* (AO3/4) - Nucleic Acids

Biology: AQA A Level, topic 1.5.6

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  • A change in DNA on a chromosome affects all proteins made from that gene for the life of the cell. A change in the RNA involved in protein production is short-lived.

    What is the difference between the effects of the changes in the two types of nucleic acids?

  • What are some differences between DNA and RNA?

  • Which option best describes results which would prove that DNA, not protein, is the primary source of heritable information?

  • Which molecule carries information in a form that is inherited from one generation to another?

  • What kind of change has occurred?

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