Two models for dominance of a mutation a Model 1: Model 2: Phenotype t Haploinsufficiency Dominant negative p +/+ a 2 "doses" of product Dimer Wild type be MIM Mutant a 0 "dose" ti ti +/M Mutant t 1 "dose" (inadequate) tl sufficiency and the a« mutation is illustrated FIGURE 6-2 Amutation may be dominant because (left) a single wild-type gene does not produce enough protein product for proper function or (right) the mutant allele acts as a dominant negative that produces a "spoiler" protein product. KEY CONCEPT expression (such gen recessive. Harmful mu Mutations in genes the dominant negatives, a

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In Figure 6-2, explain how the mutant polypeptide acts
as a spoiler and what its net effect on phenotype is.

Two models for dominance
of a mutation
a
Model 1:
Model 2:
Phenotype
t
Haploinsufficiency
Dominant negative
p
+/+
a
2 "doses" of product
Dimer
Wild type
be
MIM
Mutant
a
0 "dose"
ti
ti
+/M
Mutant
t
1 "dose" (inadequate)
tl
sufficiency and the a«
mutation is illustrated
FIGURE 6-2 Amutation may be
dominant because (left) a single wild-type
gene does not produce enough protein
product for proper function or (right) the
mutant allele acts as a dominant negative
that produces a "spoiler" protein product.
KEY CONCEPT
expression (such gen
recessive. Harmful mu
Mutations in genes the
dominant negatives, a
Transcribed Image Text:Two models for dominance of a mutation a Model 1: Model 2: Phenotype t Haploinsufficiency Dominant negative p +/+ a 2 "doses" of product Dimer Wild type be MIM Mutant a 0 "dose" ti ti +/M Mutant t 1 "dose" (inadequate) tl sufficiency and the a« mutation is illustrated FIGURE 6-2 Amutation may be dominant because (left) a single wild-type gene does not produce enough protein product for proper function or (right) the mutant allele acts as a dominant negative that produces a "spoiler" protein product. KEY CONCEPT expression (such gen recessive. Harmful mu Mutations in genes the dominant negatives, a
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