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Date May 2022 Marks available 1 Reference code 22M.1.HL.TZ2.27
Level Higher level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 2
Command term Question number 27 Adapted from N/A

Question

Promoters are non-coding regions in DNA. What is the role of a promoter?

A. It starts translation.

B. It starts mRNA splicing.

C. It is a binding site for DNA polymerase during DNA replication.

D. It is a binding site for RNA polymerase during transcription.

Markscheme

D

Examiners report

[N/A]

Syllabus sections

Additional higher level » Topic 7: Nucleic acids » 7.2 Transcription and gene expression
Additional higher level » Topic 7: Nucleic acids
Additional higher level

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