AS & A Level · AS/A Level
Biology
Enzymes, membranes and genetics
- 1.
Explain why a competitive inhibitor increases apparent Km but does not change Vmax in an enzyme-catalysed reaction.
[3 marks] · no calculator - 2.
Contrast facilitated diffusion and active transport across a cell membrane.
[3 marks] · no calculator - 3.
Two heterozygous parents (Aa x Aa) have a child. A recessive condition appears only in aa. Calculate the probability of an affected child and explain why an unaffected child can still carry the allele.
[3 marks] · no calculator
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