Tutorial 01 (BIOLOGY) 2019

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a) What are biological macromolecules? Give suitable examples. (08marks)

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b) What are Bio-Polymers? (07marks)

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c) How are biological macromolecules synthesized in living cells? (10marks)

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a) What is a gene? (07marks)

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b) What is understood as gene expression? (08marks)

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c) What is understood as 5’end and 3’ end of a polynucleotide chain? (10marks)

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a) A Nucleotide sequence is given below:
5’ AUG GCC UAC UGG GAU CAA GCA…………………….. UUU 3’
Select whether the nucleotide sequence given above belongs to a part of a
DNA molecule or a part of a RNA molecule. Give one reason for your selection.
(8 marks)
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b) What is the importance of nucleotide sequence of DNA to life processes?

(10marks)

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c) What consists of a nucleotide? (07 marks)

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a) What are the important characteristics of a DNA molecule? (9marks)

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b) What is DNA Transcription? (07min)

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b) In which organelle does DNA transcription take place in cells? (4 marks )

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 c) What do you understand as translation of mRNA? (5marks)
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