IB Biology HL A1.2 Nucleic acids questions

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Figure 1 shows the number of possible DNA base sequences for strands of different lengths.

12340163248648096112128144160176192208224240256Length of DNA strand / nucleotide positionsNumber of possible base sequences41664256
(a)

Use Figure 1 to state the number of possible DNA base sequences for a strand of four nucleotide positions.

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(b)

Use the pattern in Figure 1 to explain how a short DNA molecule can store a large amount of information.

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Explain how complementary base pairing, based on hydrogen bonding, allows genetic information to be replicated and expressed.

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