WAEC Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 193

962.
963.

If a person has two alleles of the sickle cell anaemia gene, the person

A.

is a heterozygous carrier of the disease

B.

is immune to the disease and cannot pass it on to an offspring

C.

has the disease

D.

is probably of Asian ancestry

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

964.

Which of the following statements best describes protein synthesis?

A.

DNA is directly involved in translation

B.

translocating the ribosomes exposes a new codon for base pairing with an amino acid

C.

Each tRNA with a particular anticodon always carries a different protein in the process

D.

One amino acid is always carried by more than one

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

965.

Differences in characteristics observed between individuals of the same species is known as

A.

trait

B.

phenotype

C.

mutation

D.

variation

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.