Biology A-Level
loss of potency
What loss of potency means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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The narrowing of potential as development continues, explained by progressively more genes being switched off and no longer transcribed.
Topics that use loss of potency
- Most of a cell’s DNA is not translated (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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