You find that a diploid specimen in the lab has a mutation in a tRNA gene on one of its chromosomes. The anticodon of this variant tRNA has changed from 5’ UUC 3’ to 5’ UUA 3’, but can still be charged with its typical amino acid. What amino acid is normally bound to this tRNA and what predicted effect would it have on protein translation? Be specific.
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.
You find that a diploid specimen in the lab has a mutation in a tRNA gene on one of its
chromosomes. The anticodon of this variant tRNA has changed from 5’ UUC 3’ to 5’
UUA 3’, but can still be charged with its typical amino acid. What amino acid is normally
bound to this tRNA and what predicted effect would it have on protein translation? Be
specific.
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