Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Chromosomes, genes and proteins

Chromosomes, genes and proteins — practice question

A frog species new to science was found in 2009 in the Amazon rainforest in Peru. Fig. 6.1 depicts this frog, Osteocephalus castaneicola.
(a)[1]

State the genus to which this animal belongs.

(b(i))[3]

Draw and annotate a diagram that shows the structure of DNA.

(b(ii))[2]

Describe how DNA may be used to classify organisms.

(c(i))[1]

What name is given to the section of DNA that codes for a protein?

(c(ii))[3]

Describe the function of mRNA in protein synthesis.

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