Random mutation in the DNA sequence of a coding gene can lead to different genetic outcomes. Provide two examples of how a mutation can lead to changes in a gene’s function and how this mutation could modify the gene.
Gene Interactions
When the expression of a single trait is influenced by two or more different non-allelic genes, it is termed as genetic interaction. According to Mendel's law of inheritance, each gene functions in its own way and does not depend on the function of another gene, i.e., a single gene controls each of seven characteristics considered, but the complex contribution of many different genes determine many traits of an organism.
Gene Expression
Gene expression is a process by which the instructions present in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) are converted into useful molecules such as proteins, and functional messenger ribonucleic (mRNA) molecules in the case of non-protein-coding genes.
Random mutation in the DNA sequence of a coding gene can lead to different genetic outcomes. Provide two examples of how a mutation can lead to changes in a gene’s function and how this mutation could modify the gene.
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