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Genes and the genetic code past paper questions

Biology 9700 · Nucleic acids and protein synthesis. Triplets, start and stop codons

In Cambridge A Level Biology 9700, Genes and the genetic code came up in 25 of the 84 papers on Paperstreak, for about 1 marks a paper when it does. It last came up in October/November 2025.

Often set with Transcription and translation, Gene mutations, The cell cycle, Nucleotides, ATP and RNA.

26 questions, newest first

1. 9700/12/O/N/25 Question 25 · 1 mark
2. 9700/21/O/N/25 Question 6 part (a(i)) · 1 mark
3. 9700/22/O/N/25 Question 3 part (a) · 3 marks
4. 9700/23/O/N/25 Question 2 part (c(i)) · 1 mark
5. 9700/12/M/J/25 Question 25 · 1 mark
6. 9700/13/M/J/25 Question 24 · 1 mark
7. 9700/13/M/J/25 Question 26 · 1 mark
8. 9700/22/M/J/25 Question 6 part (b) · 2 marks
9. 9700/23/M/J/25 Question 5 part (b(ii)) · 2 marks
10. 9700/12/F/M/24 Question 27 · 1 mark
11. 9700/22/F/M/24 Question 4 part (a(ii)) · 1 mark
12. 9700/21/O/N/23 Question 2 part (c(i)) · 2 marks
13. 9700/23/O/N/23 Question 4 part (b(i)) · 1 mark
14. 9700/11/M/J/23 Question 21 · 1 mark
15. 9700/12/M/J/23 Question 22 · 1 mark
16. 9700/21/M/J/23 Question 4 part (a) · 2 marks
17. 9700/13/O/N/22 Question 25 · 1 mark
18. 9700/23/O/N/22 Question 5 part (c) · 1 mark
19. 9700/23/M/J/22 Question 5 part (c(i)) · 2 marks
20. 9700/22/O/N/21 Question 3 part (d) · 3 marks
21. 9700/13/M/J/21 Question 23 · 1 mark
22. 9700/12/F/M/21 Question 21 · 1 mark
23. 9700/22/F/M/21 Question 2 part (a(i)) · 2 marks
24. 9700/12/O/N/20 Question 21 · 1 mark
25. 9700/12/M/J/20 Question 24 · 1 mark
26. 9700/23/M/J/20 Question 5 part (a) · 2 marks

More in Nucleic acids and protein synthesis: Nucleotides, ATP and RNA, DNA structure, DNA replication, Transcription and translation, Gene mutations.

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