6. Similar to the class notes (Intro to Genetics), a segment of DNA (shown below) contains a promoter segment (the first 9 base pairs), a ribosome binding segment (the next 6 base pairs), and a segment that codes for protein synthesis which is started by the rest of the base pairs. ACTCCATTGAACCATTTCTATGATCCGCTAACG-... TGAGGTAACTTGGTAAAGATACTAGGCGATTGC-... A. When the DNA is induced to be copied to mRNA, the top strand is coding, meaning that the mRNA makes an identical copy of the lower strand (replacing T with U) The mRNA copy starts with the ribosome binding sequence. What is the sequence of the mRNA that will go to the ribosomes? B. What are the first 6 amino acids of the protein that are coded for by the mRNA?

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6. Similar to the class notes (Intro to Genetics), a segment of DNA (shown below) contains a promoter segment (the first
9 base pairs), a ribosome binding segment (the next 6 base pairs), and a segment that codes for protein
synthesis which is started by the rest of the base pairs.
ACTCCATTGAACCATTTCTATGATCCGCTAACG-...
TGAGGTAACTTGGTAAAGATACTAGGCGATTGC-...
A. When the DNA is induced to be copied to mRNA, the top strand is coding, meaning that the mRNA makes an
identical copy of the lower strand (replacing T with U) The mRNA copy starts with the ribosome binding
sequence. What is the sequence of the mRNA that will go to the ribosomes?
B. What are the first 6 amino acids of the protein that are coded for by the mRNA?
C. What would the amino acid sequence be if...
i. a transition mutation occurred on the final G in the mRNA?
ii. all of the G & C bases in the protein synthesis portion had transition mutations?
iii. a point deletion mutation occurred in the ATA sequence (in the lower strand of DNA which is copied
to mRNA), changing the ATA to AA
D. Describe what would happen if a point mutation occurs in (i) the promoter or (ii) ribosome binding segments
of the gene.
Transcribed Image Text:6. Similar to the class notes (Intro to Genetics), a segment of DNA (shown below) contains a promoter segment (the first 9 base pairs), a ribosome binding segment (the next 6 base pairs), and a segment that codes for protein synthesis which is started by the rest of the base pairs. ACTCCATTGAACCATTTCTATGATCCGCTAACG-... TGAGGTAACTTGGTAAAGATACTAGGCGATTGC-... A. When the DNA is induced to be copied to mRNA, the top strand is coding, meaning that the mRNA makes an identical copy of the lower strand (replacing T with U) The mRNA copy starts with the ribosome binding sequence. What is the sequence of the mRNA that will go to the ribosomes? B. What are the first 6 amino acids of the protein that are coded for by the mRNA? C. What would the amino acid sequence be if... i. a transition mutation occurred on the final G in the mRNA? ii. all of the G & C bases in the protein synthesis portion had transition mutations? iii. a point deletion mutation occurred in the ATA sequence (in the lower strand of DNA which is copied to mRNA), changing the ATA to AA D. Describe what would happen if a point mutation occurs in (i) the promoter or (ii) ribosome binding segments of the gene.
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