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Complete the table to distinguish between the processes of transcription and translation.

  Transcription Translation
Site in a cell where it occurs    
The molecule used as a template    
Molecule produced    
Component molecules 
(monomers) of molecule 
produced		    
One other molecule that is essential for the process to occur    

Important Questions on Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis

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Biology for Cambridge International AS & A Level coursebook 2nd Edition Digital Access>Chapter 6 - Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis>BEFORE YOU START>Q •
How would you justify the statement that the discovery of the structure of DNA is one of the most important discoveries ever made by humans?
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Biology for Cambridge International AS & A Level coursebook 2nd Edition Digital Access>Chapter 6 - Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis>Question>Q 2
Name the bond formed when two amino acids join by condensation.
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Biology for Cambridge International AS & A Level coursebook 2nd Edition Digital Access>Chapter 6 - Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis>Question>Q 5

In the given image of a DNA molecule, one strand is red and another is blue. Using the colours red and blue as appropriate, draw the two daughter molecules resulting from replication of this molecule if replication is semiconservative.

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Biology for Cambridge International AS & A Level coursebook 2nd Edition Digital Access>Chapter 6 - Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis>Question>Q 10
Draw the simple diagram or a flow diagram, to summarise the important stages in protein synthesis. Include the words: nucleus, nuclear pore, DNA, mRNA, transcription, translation, ribosome, amino acid, tRNA, amino acid-tRNA, polypeptide.