2.7b - Transcription and translation
Assessment statements
| DCS Topic Code | Statement | Guidance |
| 2.7.U4 | Transcription is the synthesis of mRNA copied from the DNA base sequences by RNA polymerase. | |
| 2.7.U5 | Translation is the synthesis of polypeptides on ribosomes. | |
| 2.7.U6 | The amino acid sequence of polypeptides is determined by mRNA according to the genetic code. | |
| 2.7.U7 | Codons of three bases on mRNA correspond to one amino acid in a polypeptide. | |
| 2.7.U8 | Translation depends on complementary base pairing between codons on mRNA and anticodons on tRNA. | |
| 2.7.A2 | Production of human insulin in bacteria as an example of the universality of the genetic code allowing gene transfer between species. | |
| 2.7.S1 | Use a table of the genetic code to deduce which codon(s) corresponds to which amino acid. | |
| 2.7.S3 | Use a table of mRNA codons and their corresponding amino acids to deduce the sequence of amino acids coded by a short mRNA strand of known base sequence. | |
| 2.7.S4 | Deducing the DNA base sequence for the mRNA strand. |
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| 2.7b - Transcription and Translation |