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If the mutation is in a coding region of a chromosome, then you may have one of several errors. The most likely would be a frameshift error or a substitution error. With a frameshift error, a base (or bases in groups which are not divisible by 3) is inserted, which then shifts the reading frame for your codons. In many cases this may accidentally generate a new start codon, get rid of your stop codon, or at the very least mess up the amino acids in your chain.
If you instead have a simple substitution ( such as A switched in for C) it will depend on what the codon specifies. If you have altered a start or stop codon such that it no longer performs this function, your protein will either never even start coding, or not stop coding until long past its appropriate chain length. If you have altered an amino acid in the middle of the chain, it will depend on what the codon specified. If you convert from one hydrophobic amino acid to another similar amino acid you will have minimal changes. If however you go from a nonpolar amino acid to a polar hydrophilic amino acid, you protein folding will be entirely altered, which will change its functionality, and potentially render it useless.
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Why does an insertion mutation usually cause defects during protein synthesis than a point mutation?
Insertion mutations can affect many amino acids in the protein.An insertion mutation usually causes more defects during protein synthesis than point mutation because an insertion mutation will affect many amino acids in the protein.
Why does an insertion mutation usually cause more defects in protein synthesis than a point mutation?
Insertion mutations can affect many amino acids in the protein.An insertion mutation usually causes more defects during protein synthesis than point mutation because an insertion mutation will affect many amino acids in the protein.
Why does an insert mutation usually cause more defects during protein synthesis than a point mutation?
Insertion mutations can affect many amino acids in the protein.An insertion mutation usually causes more defects during protein synthesis than point mutation because an insertion mutation will affect many amino acids in the protein.
An error in genetic information present in a body cell of a mammal would most likely produce?
a mutation that will affect the synthesis of a certain protein in the cell
How a mutation during replication can affect a protein that is synthesized?
A mutation during replication can affect a protein that is synthesized in a variety of ways. Mutations can mess up the protein sequences and cause different proteins to be synthesized.
Why does an insertion mutation usually cause defects during protein synthesis than a point mutation?
Insertion mutations can affect many amino acids in the protein.An insertion mutation usually causes more defects during protein synthesis than point mutation because an insertion mutation will affect many amino acids in the protein.
Why does an insertion mutation usually cause more defects in protein synthesis than a point mutation?
Insertion mutations can affect many amino acids in the protein.An insertion mutation usually causes more defects during protein synthesis than point mutation because an insertion mutation will affect many amino acids in the protein.
Why does an insert mutation usually cause more defects during protein synthesis than a point mutation?
Insertion mutations can affect many amino acids in the protein.An insertion mutation usually causes more defects during protein synthesis than point mutation because an insertion mutation will affect many amino acids in the protein.
How can mutation affect protein synthesis in cell?
Mutations can make the protein synthesise incorrectly making diseases or weak parts in your body. Mutations can affect protein synthesis in cells by affecting the protein, messing up the whole DNA sequence and making the organism different from other average organisms.
Why does a detetion mutation usually cause more defect during protein synthesis than point mutation?
Mutation usually causes the entire base sequence to defect. This usually happens during the protein synthesis.
How might protein synthesis execute differently if a mutation occurs?
Mutant protein will form.
An error in genetic information present in a body cell of a mammal would most likely produce?
a mutation that will affect the synthesis of a certain protein in the cell
How a mutation during replication can affect a protein that is synthesized?
A mutation during replication can affect a protein that is synthesized in a variety of ways. Mutations can mess up the protein sequences and cause different proteins to be synthesized.
How can mutations affect protein synthesis?
it can cause cancer
If one of the nitrogen bases were replaced by a different base what effect might that have on protein synthesis?
It depends. Because many amino acids have more than one codon, it may not affect the protein at all. However, if it does change the amino acid sequence, it could cause a change in the three-dimensional structure of the protein, resulting in a mutation.
A change in a single base pair of the DNA molecule that affects the synthesis of an entire protein is called what?
point mutation.
A change in a single base pair of the DNA molecule that affects the synthesis of an entire protein is called...?
a point mutation
