<h3>Question from alternative source</h3>
Many different types of mutations can occur within the body. Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder that is caused by different mutations within the CFTR gene. One mutation in the CFTR gene that leads to cystic fibrosis causes translation to end earlier in the gene sequence. Which type of mutation causes this translation error that leads to cystic fibrosis?
- silent
- missense
- nonsense
- deletion
Answer:
Nonsense
Explanation:
Nonsense mutations describe mutations that produce a premature stop codon. The stop codons are UAG, UAA, and UGA. A way in which this could arise is, for example, if there was a substution of a nucleotide in the mRNA codon UAC (which codes for the amino acid Tyrosine) to the nucleotide UAG (which codes for a stop codon).
The translation machinery would reach this codon, which signals that translation should be terminated. This would mean that the mRNA would be released, and a truncated (shortened) version of the amino acid would be produced. This is likely to be non-functional, and may even be marked for destruction by the cell.
Mosquitos are an example of organisms with r-reproduction strategy. This means that they tend to overproduce, have many offspring , but do not provide care for them. This happens because those organisms live in unstable, unpredictable environments, so rapid reproducing is very important. R strategy helps them produce a huge number of offspring, because at least some of them will survive to reproduce.
Elephants are an example of organisms with k-reproduction strategy, meaning that they have few offspring at a time, take care of them and have a long live span. These organisms occupy more stable environments, usually are stronger, better protected and more energy efficient. Their reproductive strategy is to grow slowly and to produce offspring with high probability of survival.
Answer:
A motor unit is a group of MOTOR NEURON and the MUSCLE FIBERS connected to it.
Explanation:
Neuron is the structural and functional unit of nervous system.
Motor unit consists of a motor neuron and the skeletal muscles innervated by the terminals of the neuron.
Several associated motor units called motor pool coordinates together the contractions of a single muscle.
That is, the activation of a motor unit leads to the contraction of all the muscle fibers attached to it.
Please make sure that you post a complete question. This is the part missing:
- <span>How might this offset transcription or translation errors?-
The existence of several codons that code for the same amino acid ensure that even when a mistake in the processes of transcribing the sequence from DNA to mRNA or translational errors, there is still a significant chance of correct amino acid being added to the protein.</span>
Answer:
Lysogenic replication cycle is one unique process in T7 virus replication.
Explanation:
The T7 virus is a virus that attacks bacteria ( bacteriophage). Unlike other viruses (plants and animals viruses), it replicates within the host cell by means of two cycles: the lytic replication cycle and the lysogenic replication cycle.
Virulent phages replicate through the lytic replication cell and this lead to the death of the cell through cell lysis.
The lysogenic replication cycle involves bacteriophages known as temperate bacteriophages. Temperate bacteriophages can become part of a host chromosome forming a prophage. The prophage replicates with the formation of daughter cells with incorporated viral genetic materials until when induced to enter into the lytic stage thereby producing new viruses which then exit the host cell by cell lysis.
This process of incorporation into the host cell genome is known as lysogenic replication and is unique to the bacteriophages.
