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Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen and Nitrogen |
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Proteins are made from amino acids |
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linked by peptide bonds to form polypeptide chains |
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The sequence of amino acids |
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determines the structure and function of the protein |
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Proteins and held in a 3D shape by |
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peptide bonds, hydrogen bonds and interactions between amino acids as well as sulphur bridges |
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Polypeptide chains can be |
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arranged in long, parallel strands; spherical in shape; spherical and contain a non-protein part |
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Proteins have a large variety of functions: |
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eg. hormones, antibodies, enzymes,structural proteins |
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change in structure or composition of an organism’s genes |
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INCREASE the change of mutations eg. x-rays, UV light, Gamma rays |
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no protein being produced or a faulty protein being expressed |
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alter single genes or whole CHROMOSOMES |
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Point mutations(SID)include |
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The Substitution,Insertion or Deletion of base pairs in DNA |
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can result in INTRONS being retained in the mature transcript which then codes for the WRONG protien |
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Single gene mutations involve the |
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alteration of a DNA nucleotide sequence |
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Examples of single gene mutations: |
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Substitution, Insertion, Deletion |
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involves a change in one nucleotide |
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replacing one amino acid codon with another which results in a protein which may still function to a lesser extent causing illness |
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replacing an amino acid codon with a premature stop codon so no amino acid is made |
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creates or destroys the codons for exon-intron splicing |
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Nucleotide insertions or deletions result in |
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frame shift mutations or the expansion of a nucleotide sequence repeat |
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Chromosome mutations include (DDT): |
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Deletion, Duplication and Translocation |
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Chromosome mutations are often |
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lethal due to the substantial changes they make to a genotype |
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is a condition or disease that is directly related to the individual’s genotype |
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an individual affected by a mutation which causes their genotype to produce a change in phenotype |
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Transcription happens in the |
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Translation happens at the |
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The type of bonds found in Protiens are called |
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Mature mRNA transcripts should contain no |
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