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20-Bio-A3 Biomechanics: May 2018

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  1. Question 1 Cell Structure and Function
  2. Question 2 Protein Structure, Function and Enzyme Kinetics
  3. Question 3 Recombinant Therapeutic Proteins and Antibody Action
  4. Question 4 Imaging, Identification and Measurement of Biological Materials
  5. Question 5 Recombinant DNA Technology and the Polymerase Chain Reaction
  6. Question 6 Cellular and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry — True/False

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National Exams — May 2018 — 04-Bio-A3, Cellular and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. Three-hour, CLOSED-BOOK exam; only a Casio or Sharp approved calculator permitted. The paper carries six questions of equal value (20 marks each): FIVE questions constitute a complete paper and only the first five as they appear in the answer book are marked (100 marks total), with candidates urged to state any interpretive assumptions in writing. All SIX questions are worked below as a complete study resource. Question 6 is a 30-item True/False set marked +0.67 for a correct answer, 0 for a blank, and −0.67 for an incorrect answer.

Reference texts: Alberts et al., Molecular Biology of the Cell (6th ed.) — cell structure, membranes, transport, DNA/RNA/protein synthesis; Nelson & Cox, Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry (7th ed.) — protein structure, enzyme kinetics, membrane transport; Sambrook & Russell, Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual (4th ed.) — recombinant DNA, PCR, cloning; Murphy & Weaver, Janeway's Immunobiology (9th ed.) — antibody structure and therapeutic antibodies; Webster (ed.), Medical Instrumentation: Application and Design (5th ed.) — imaging techniques.