Chapter 8, Problem 23P

Summary Introduction

To describe:

The explanation that helps in understanding the reason that inserted amino acids do not correspond to normal protein sequence.

Introduction:

Amino acids are vital molecules that produce proteins. The process by which mRNA is transformed into amino acids is known as translation. The amino acids join together with the help of polypeptide bonds to form proteins. A scientist observed that a natural enzyme is composed of 227 amino acids. However, the mutant form of this enzyme contains 312 amino acids. This indicates that the mutant form has 85 extra amino acids.