If there is a mutation in a section of DNA which corresponds to an intron, would that affect the primary structure of a protein or the protein's function or the organism's characteristics?

Q: If a protein is created via the translation of 705 nucleotides, including a start and a stop codon,…

A: The translation is a process in which an mRNA is read and then a polypeptide, made up of different…

Q: how can you determine if a protein sequence is functional using amino acids?

A: A protein is a polymer of amino acid. The primary structure of protein begins with the amino…

Q: Draw the structure of nucleosides and nucleotides

A: Nucleosides are made up of either purine or pyrimidine which are known as nitrogenous bases.…

Q: Define the following terms: genetic code, codon, and anticodon. What is the relationship among the…

A: DNA is the storehouse of information in living organisms. It is present inside the nucleus of every…

Q: Does changing the sequence of nucleotides always result in a different amino acid sequence? Explain.

A: Amino acids are molecules that combine to form proteins, They are encoded by specific sequences of…

Q: What are the components of  DNA and RNA, in detail, please.

A: Deoxy ribonucleic acid (DNA) and Ribo nucleic acid (RNA) are the genetic material present in most…

Q: Is a DNA molecule neutral, negatively charged, or positively charged? Explain.

A: Deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA is a molecule composed of two polynucleotide chains that coil around…

Q: Where do DNA molecules store biological information?

A: Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is the main constituent of the chromosome. It contains all information…

Q: How would a substitution mutation in the third nucleotide position of the codons for alanine and…

A: A substitution mutation occurs when the specific bases (A,T,C or G) in a gene are swapped for…

Q: Suppose a gene has the sequence ATGGGTTATCGCGAGTAC. A point mutation changes the gene to read…

A: Gene is a segment of DNA that codes for a protein. It transcribes to mRNA which then translates to…

Q: Explain how the genetic code stored within DNA determines the protein that will form

A: Proteins are the building blocks of cells and play crucial role in physiology due to the involvement…

Q: If one side of DNA molecule had a base sequence of…

A: DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid, the major genetic material, is a polynucleotide chain made of…

Q: How is an amino acid sequence (i.e. a protein) made from an RNA sequence?

A: The amino acid chain or polypeptide chain is produced by using the mRNA as a template. The process…

Q: An mRNA molecule codifies only one type of protein?

A: mRNA (messenger RNA) molecules are also known as transcripts that carry the coding sequences for the…

Q: Which of the following sequences is most likely to form an unstructured loop in a protein structure?…

A: Proteins are polymers of amino acid sequences. Therefore they are known as polypeptides. There are…

Q: What happens to protein after translation?

A: Translation is the process by which a protein is synthesized from the information contained in a…

Q: Describe two structural differences between DNA and RNA.

A: DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid is the double stranded structure present in every cell of a living…

Q: Why are introns called introns?

A: In eukaryotes the template strand of DNA gets transcribed into pre-mRNA by the process known as…

Q: What do you mean by mRNA and tRNA?

A: Step 1 RNA or ribonucleic acid is a single-stranded mixed polymer of four types of ribonucleotides,…

Q: Identify the bases of DNA and RNA.

A: Biomolecules are organic molecules that are present in living organisms. They include nucleic acids,…

Q: What are the primary, secondary, and tertiary structures of DNA and RNA defined as?

A: DNA and RNA are the genetic material present in living organisms. Generally, the DNA appears as the…

Q: Which are the nucleotides "portions" that bind in the formation of nucleic acids? What is meant by…

A: The term nucleic acid is associated with the biomolecule that plays an important role in storing as…

Q: What carries the genetic information in all cells? A. ribonucleic acid B. deoxyribonucleic acid…

A: According to the cell theory which was postulated by Theodor Schwann, living things are made up of…

Q: describe a mutation that does not alter the amino acid sequence of a protein

A: introduction A mutation is a change in a DNA sequence. Mutations can result from DNA copying…

Q: Explain how point and frameshift mutations affect the protein structure and function.

A: Shift in a DNA sequence is a mutation. Mutations can result from copying errors produced by DNA…

Q: Does a mutation always result in a change of an amino acid sequence in protein? Why?

A: A mutation is the alteration of the nucleotide sequence of the genome which may or may not result in…

Q: What would be the mRNA strand if the DNA strand reads: T A C C G A G T C A C G?

A: The process of transcription starts as the DNA of a gene serves as a template for complementary…

Q: If mRNA is complementary to the DNA template strand and the DNA template strand is complementary to…

A: During the process of transcription, the template strand or non-coding strand of DNA molecule gives…

Q: Why is a mutation of a base in a DNA sequence much more serious than a mutation in a transcribed…

A: Replication is considered as the process, during which DNA is replicated into DNA, which is after…

Q: Describe the structural differences between DNA and RNA.

A: Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a genetic material containing thousands of genes which code for…

Q: The link between gene and protein was first articulated by Beadle & Tatum, who proposed the…

A: Gene is a structural and functional unit of DNA which contains the genetic information needed for…

Q: Differentiate between a nucleoside and a nucleotide.

A: Nucleic acids are the biomolecules that act as carrying molecules of the cell which involves the…

Q: Functions of DNA responsible for making more than one protein is

A: The question is about to explain that which DNA function helps in the formation of more than one…

Q: What kind of bond is created between successive amino acids in a protein? If there are more codon…

A: Proteins are made up of chemical 'building blocks' called amino acids. Nucleotide is the basic…

Q: A G C A A T C C G T C T T G G T C G T T A G G C A G A A C C That strand has mutated. It is now A…

A: Mutation  A change in the sequence of DNA bases that may or may not causes serious problem in an…

Q: Given the following sequence of nucleotides of a template DNA strand, predict the sequence of mRNA…

A: The DNA nucleotide sequence given above is- 3' CGTACGCCGAGACGTCAAC 5' (Template DNA strand) The mRNA…

Q: How does an RNA nucleotide differ from a DNA nucleotide?

A: Both ribonucleic acid (RNA) and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) are composed of the nucleotides. And a…

Q: There are three types of RNA?

A: Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a type of nucleic acid, which is used in key metabolic processes for all…

Q: Which group is nonpolar and affects gene expression? Which functional group(s) shown above is (are)…

A: Methyl group (-CH3) is nonpolar and it affects the DNA structure by methylation which causes an…

Q: Can a mutation change a protein’s tertiary structure without changing its primary structure? Explain…

A: Every function in living beings depends on proteins. There are different types of proteins and each…

Q: Does changing the sequence of nucleotides always result in a different amino acid sequence? Explain

A: Amino acids are compounds containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. They serve as monomers…

Q: What is a protein domain?

A: Proteins are large , complex molecules in the body that play a lot of critical roles.Proteins…

Q: If the sequence of base pairs on a DNA molecule are AGATTAGTG, what is the sequence on the…

A: Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a molecule made up of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each…

Q: What is the relation of the sequence of the template strand of DNA to the nucleotide sequence of the…

A: The double helix of the DNA gets separated during the process of replication. One strand is known as…

Q: Transcribed RNA is complementary to which strand of DNA?

A: Deoxyribonucleic acid is a molecule composed of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each…

Q: Difference between Mrna and trna?

A: The central dogma of molecular biology explains the flow of genetic information through the…

Q: why is the double helix structure of DNA very important?

A: Answer: Introduction: DNA – Deoxyribonucleic acid and RNA- Ribonucleic acid are two types of nucleic…

Q: Define the Structure of DNA and RNA ?

A: DNA is referred to as a genetic material that is present in the living organism from a single…

Q: Explain the relationship between the structure of DNA and thestructure of proteins.

A: DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid is a long molecule that contains our unique genetic code. DNA is the…

Mitochondrial Mutations

A mitochondrion is a cellular organelle that serves as the site for cellular respiration and energy production (ATP or Adenosine Triphosphate). It is a double-membrane-bound organelle and is only present in eukaryotic cells.