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Biology 9700: GENETIC TECHNOLOGY Topical Past Paper Questions

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Summer (May/Jun) 2026Paper 4

The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is an automated technique used in many applications of genetic technology. The main function of PCR is to amplify selected regions of DNA. (a) Name the substances that are added to the PCR machine at the beginning of the process. (b) Describe a…

Winter (Oct/Nov) 2025Paper 4

(a) Genetic engineering is a modern method for producing crop plants with improved characteristics. One example of a crop plant with improved characteristics is soybean, Glycine max, which has been genetically modified to make it resistant to a herbicide. This genetically modifie…

Spring (Feb/Mar) 2024Paper 2

Fig. 6.1 is a simplified diagram representing a section through the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) particle that causes HIV/AIDS. The diagram shows the virus particle about to attach to the cell surface membrane of a T-helper cell at a receptor protein called CD4. A second pr…

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