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2001 Theory Paper
2001 Theory Paper
CAMBRIDGE
NATURAL SCIENCES TRIPOS Part 1A
Section A carries 33% of the marks and the Section B questions carry 67% of the
marks for this paper.
Answers from each Section must be tied up in separate bundles, -with the letter of
the Section written clearly on each cover sheet.
Write on one side of the paper only.
You may not start to read the questions
printed on the subsequent pages of this
question paper until instructed that you
may do so by the Invigilator___
UNIVERSITY OF
OF CAMBRIDGE
SECTION A (Suggested time: Not more than 1 hour; lengthy answers are not
required.
2. Discuss how physical maps of the human genome have been generated and their
value to the study of inherited disease.
6. Compare and contrast the chemistry and structure of the α helix and the DNA
double helix.
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