You may have left high school thinking that the definition of a gene is: "a sequence of DNA that codes for a protein.” But that is not quite correct If that was in fact the only sequence of DNA that was transcribed, which of the following would not exist? 1. snRNA 2. ribosomes 3. tRNA 4. mRNA A. 1, 2 and 3 B. 1 and 3 C. 2 and 4 D. 4 only E. All of 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct
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 may have left high school thinking that the definition of a gene is: "a sequence of DNA that codes for a protein.” But that is not quite correct
If that was in fact the only sequence of DNA that was transcribed, which of the following would not exist?
1. snRNA
2. ribosomes
3. tRNA
4. mRNA
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