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Date May 2010 Marks available 1 Reference code 10M.1.SL.TZ1.9
Level Standard level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 1
Command term Identify Question number 9 Adapted from N/A

Question

What sequence of processes is carried out by the structure labelled X during translation?

A. Combining with an amino acid and then binding to an anticodon
B. Binding to an anticodon and then combining with an amino acid
C. Binding to a codon and then combining with an amino acid
D. Combining with an amino acid and then binding to a codon

Markscheme

D

Examiners report

Some teachers argued that C could be a correct answer to this question. This is not true, as the transfer RNA joins the amino acid and then it joins to the codon. The drawing is a little unclear as it does not show the amino acid joined to the tRNA.

Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 2: Molecular biology » 2.7 DNA replication, transcription and translation
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