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is transcribed into RNA.
Promoters (I think that's what you meant, right?) don't function as genes; they stand as a signal for RNA polymerase to begin transcription of the actual gene, which begins about 25 base pairs downstream of the promoter region in eukaryotic DNA.
Expressed genes DO code for proteins, but not all protein-coding genes are expressed. For example, the cells in your heart contain genes that code for proteins needed only in your liver. While those genes definitely code for proteins, they're not expressed.
Expressed genes (and non-expressed genes, Ke$ha Looks like a man, for that matter) are made of DNA, not mRNA.
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When would a mutation in DNA not cause a change in how the gene is expressed or in which proteins are made?
If a point mutation occurs in a location that is not critical to the structure and function of the protein, it will not change the way the gene is expressed. Also, since most amino acids have more than one codon, if the point mutation resulted in a codon for the same amino acid without the mutation, it will not change the way the gene is expressed.
What are dominant and recessive genes?
A dominant gene- A gene That is "stronger" than a recessive geneA recessive gene- A gene that must have 2 of the same to have that look.ex: A gene for being tall=T (CAPITAL T)A gene for being short=t(lowercase t)TT=TallTt=talltt=shortThe GENES WHICH ARE EXPRESSED IN THE PROGENY ARE CALLED DOMINANT AND WHICH DO NOT EXPRESS ARE CALLED RECESSIVE
What is dominant and recessive?
These are terms used in a punnet square. Dominant is the Phenotype, or a gene that is predicted to be expressed in a heterozygous being- the offspring of two beings with different traits. Recessive is the Genotype, or a gene that is predicted to be hidden in the Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid, (DNA,) of a heterozygous being. Sometimes there is Codominance, where both genes are fully expressed, or incomplete dominance, where the genes are mixed, and are partially expressed.
Name two factors that determine the phenotype of a trait?
genes
What gene is masked if it is paired with a dominant gene?
The different forms of a gene are called alleles. In Mendelian genetics, a gene has a dominant allele and a recessive allele. The dominant allele masks the recessive allele if present. So there are two possible dominant genotypes: homozygous dominant, in which both dominant alleles are present; and heterozygous, in which one allele is dominant and the other allele is recessive. The only way to express a recessive trait is to have the homozygous recessive genotype.
An expressed gene is one that what?
a gene being expressed means it is shown, for example if you have the gene for brown eyes and the gene for blue eyes, only one can be expressed. if you have brown eyes that gene is expressed, if not the blue-eye gene is expressed.
Is an expressed gene turned off?
No. If a gene is expressed, it is turned on.
What does recessive mean as it relates to genes?
A recessive gene is one that is only expressed if an individual has two copies of that gene. This means that the trait associated with the recessive gene is not visible unless an individual inherits two copies, one from each parent. If an individual inherits only one copy of a recessive gene, the dominant gene will be expressed instead.
Which parts of a gene are expressed as protein?
Coding sequences of a gene are expressed as protein
What is a trait that is expressed even if only one gene for that form of the trait is inherited?
It is a dominant trait. You only need one gene of a dominant trait for that trait to be expressed. You need two copies of the recessive trait in order for the trait to be expressed.
Individual that has one copy of a expressed gene has a genotype known as?
Heterozygous.
What is a reccesive gene?
A recessive gene is a gene that is only expressed if an individual has two copies of it, one inherited from each parent. In the presence of another dominant gene, the recessive gene's trait is not expressed.
What does it mean for a gene to be off?
How is a gene not expressed
Will a A trait controlled by a dominant gene be expressed even if the instructions of the corresponding gene in the other half of the pair are different?
Yes, if a trait is controlled by a dominant gene, it will be expressed regardless of the instructions of the corresponding gene in the other half of the pair. Dominant genes only require one copy to be expressed in the phenotype.
A gene that may not show up even though it is there is said to be-?
recessive. This means that the trait coded by the gene will only be expressed if an individual inherits two copies of the gene, one from each parent. If an individual only inherits one copy of the gene, the dominant gene will be expressed instead.
Chromosome that has both dominant and recessive gene?
A chromosome can have both dominant and recessive genes for a specific trait, but only one gene will be expressed in an individual. The dominant gene will be expressed over the recessive gene in a heterozygous individual. This is known as the principle of dominance in genetics.
What gene that is always expressed and will produce a trait?
The gene that is always expressed and will produces a trait is a genetic statistic. This statistic is what is created when the gene is dominant.
