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Date November 2015 Marks available 1 Reference code 15N.1.HL.TZ0.26
Level Higher level Paper Paper 1 Time zone TZ0
Command term Question number 26 Adapted from N/A

Question

The image shows the structure of hemoglobin.

What determines the primary structure of hemoglobin?

A. Genetic information

B. Hydrogen bonding

C. Four polypeptide chains

D. Side chain interactions

Markscheme

A

Examiners report

The image was not needed to answer the question, but seemed to have misled some candidates to answer four polypeptide chains instead of genetic information determining the primary structure.

Syllabus sections

Additional higher level » Topic 7: Nucleic acids » 7.3 Translation
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