The otter's offspring will not survive.
A frameshift mutation occurs in a sex cell of an adult otter. The mutation is found on a gene that produces proteins used to build bones. Which describes the most likely effect of this mutation? n…
Chromosomal mutation
A mutation.
Mutations change the order in which the organic bases are in your DNA. These bases code for proteins, and if they change, so the code changes. A change in the code can mean a different protein is made or that proteins are not made at all. The way it could stop proteins from being made is that the change could create a Stop Codon, which stops mRNA from being translated (which would then be transcribed into proteins). If it forms a Start Codon, then the wrong section of DNA could be translated and the wrong proteins be synthesised. There is not always a change in to proteins synthesised, as for each amino acid in a protein there is more than one code. A mutation could change the code for a protein into a different code, but for the same protein. In such a case there would be no change.
point mutations include substitutions insertions and deletions of single nucleotides in DNA. insertions and deletions have a greater effect on proteins than do substitutions because insertions and deletions affect every amino acid that is specified by the nucleotides that follow the point mutation. in contrast a substitution affects a single amino acid. a change in more than one amino acid is more than likely to alter the ability of the protein to function normally than is a change in a single amino acid
The zebra will have offspring who cannot produce blood proteins.
Chromosomal mutation
The deletion or insertion of one nucleotide into the DNA sequence will result in a frameshift mutation which changes the reading frame that the tRNA follows when assembling amino acids from the DNA sequence. Each amino acid is coded for by a codon of three specific nucleotides. Shifting this frame can result in a different amino acid being added to the growing polypeptide chain. Also, a stop codon can be read and thus prematurely end the polypeptide chain. This creates incorrect and/or incomplete proteins. This could lead to serious problems if essential proteins are being saccrificed due to the mutation.
A mutation.
Mutations change the order in which the organic bases are in your DNA. These bases code for proteins, and if they change, so the code changes. A change in the code can mean a different protein is made or that proteins are not made at all. The way it could stop proteins from being made is that the change could create a Stop Codon, which stops mRNA from being translated (which would then be transcribed into proteins). If it forms a Start Codon, then the wrong section of DNA could be translated and the wrong proteins be synthesised. There is not always a change in to proteins synthesised, as for each amino acid in a protein there is more than one code. A mutation could change the code for a protein into a different code, but for the same protein. In such a case there would be no change.
point mutations include substitutions insertions and deletions of single nucleotides in DNA. insertions and deletions have a greater effect on proteins than do substitutions because insertions and deletions affect every amino acid that is specified by the nucleotides that follow the point mutation. in contrast a substitution affects a single amino acid. a change in more than one amino acid is more than likely to alter the ability of the protein to function normally than is a change in a single amino acid
Proteins are assembled on the ribosomes.
Ribosomes produce the proteins needed in a cell
Prostate
The zebra will have offspring who cannot produce blood proteins.
mutation!
Mutation
produces proteins