A gene is made with four bases adenine, guanine, cytosine and thymine. when proteins are synthesized the DNA unzips and complementary bases are matched up A-T and G-C. A codon is 3 bases which translate to an amino acid e.g. glycine is guanine, guanine and cytosine.
Codons are three consecutive nucleotides of DNA in an exon. The genetic code is the mapping between codons and amino-acids. There are 64 possible codons, and 20 possible amino-acids so this is not a one-to-one mapping.
They are related because if your genetic code gets damaged that means mutation. So really the defect of a genetic code is the definiton of a mutation
DNA is short for dioxyribonucleic acid. It is a complex molecule that contains genetic code.
Mutations can change what protein a section of codes for. The production of different proteins would cause different physical development; a new allele or "trait".
No - natural selection does not create new alleles. Variation in alleles needs to exist in the population in order for natural selection to occur. Natural selection will involve the change in allele frequencies over time, but it does not create new alleles. New alleles are the result of mutations.
yes. independent assortment and crossing over in mitosis will add new combinations of alleles to the DNA but only mutations will create new genes.
A mutation in a pre-existing gene. If the mutation effects the phenotype derived from the gene, it is determined to be a different allele. Mutations can be small (such as a single nucleotide polymorphism) or large (such as entire genome duplication).
All characteristics were at some point mutations. Successful genetic mutations that are present in a parent in the homozygous form willl always be transmitted into the gametes. Whether the offspring will have the characteristic phenotypically hinges ont the genetics of both parents and which alleles are in the fertilized egg.
either new organisms entered the population from an external source, or there were mutations
by introducing new alleles
Mutations
Mutations can change what protein a section of codes for. The production of different proteins would cause different physical development; a new allele or "trait".
Genetic diseases and mutations as a result of the pairing of bad alleles.
Genes and alleles are related because alleles are inside a gene. Genes are made up by alleles. A gene is DNA. The allele is like piece of DNA inside a gene.
No - natural selection does not create new alleles. Variation in alleles needs to exist in the population in order for natural selection to occur. Natural selection will involve the change in allele frequencies over time, but it does not create new alleles. New alleles are the result of mutations.
A variation of a gene is called and allele. Different alleles are caused by mutations.
yes. independent assortment and crossing over in mitosis will add new combinations of alleles to the DNA but only mutations will create new genes.
A mutation in a pre-existing gene. If the mutation effects the phenotype derived from the gene, it is determined to be a different allele. Mutations can be small (such as a single nucleotide polymorphism) or large (such as entire genome duplication).
New alleles are introduced into a population through mutations in DNA which can occur spontaneously, typically during the process of DNA replication. Mutations can result from errors in DNA replication, exposure to environmental factors such as radiation or chemicals, or random genetic recombination during sexual reproduction.
In combination with healthy alleles. See Silent Mutations. The Lethal Aspect of the allelic mutation becomes apparent only when two defective alleles combine to form the Bi-Chromosomal Defective Variant. Phenotypic discrepancies are expected.