| Date | May 2009 | Marks available | 1 | Reference code | 09M.1.SL.TZ1.14 |
| Level | Standard level | Paper | Paper 1 | Time zone | Time zone 1 |
| Command term | Question number | 14 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
What is the set of alleles that an individual possesses?
A. A gene
B. A genotype
C. A genome
D. A genus
Markscheme
B
Examiners report
The wording of the stem in this question seemed confusing, as a set of alleles could have been interpreted as all of the alleles of an organism and not just the pair of alleles. Nevertheless, the question turned out to have a good discrimination index.
