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Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) transcription occurs at a rate of around 1000x per second alone in a single-cell. Errors in these processes are typically checked and corrected by special enzymes. However errors in DNA transcription can result in protein synthesis with deleted amino acids which at best can be harmless. At worst, the deletion (or defective synthesis) of proteins can create fatal cancers through localized cell mutations.

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What is a changed gene?

mutated


What most mutated genes are which cause human disorders?

A mutated gene is just a gene that doesn't have the correct DNA or alleles.. Depending of the human disorder the gene that is mutated will be different... We use genes throughout our bodies but ALL genes can cause human disorders but there is NO single gene that, when mutated, creates ALL genetic modification...


What is the new mRNA stand produced by this mutated gene?

The specific sequence of the new mRNA strand produced by a mutated gene will depend on the nature of the mutation. Mutations can cause changes in the coding region of the gene, leading to alterations in the mRNA sequence and potentially affecting the resulting protein or gene function. Further analysis and sequencing of the mutated gene would be required to determine the exact mRNA sequence.


What would happen is selective pressure changed and the recessive gene was selected for?

If selective pressure changed and the recessive gene was selected for, individuals carrying the recessive gene would have a higher chance of surviving and reproducing, leading to an increase in the frequency of that gene in the population. Over time, this could result in the recessive gene becoming the dominant trait in the population.


Why are most mutations in eukaryotes recessive?

Most mutations in eukaryotes are recessive because they typically involve changes in a single gene, and the presence of a normal copy of the gene can often mask the effects of the mutated gene. This means that the mutated gene is only expressed when both copies of the gene are mutated, resulting in a recessive trait.


What is it called when an entire gene moves to another location?

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What would be in a gene if it's mutated?

The gene would most likely have the hydrogen bases matched with the wrong hydrogen bases, such as A and G, or C and A, or T with G, or T with C.


How can mutation in gene lead to a new trait in an organism?

The mutated gene codes for a protein that cause a new trait


What is muteins?

protein that is a product of expression of a gene that was mutated.


If a boy inherits a disease that is autosomal recessive he inherited it from his mother?

If a boy inherits an autosomal recessive disease, he would have inherited one copy of the mutated gene from each of his parents. The mother is a carrier, meaning she has one copy of the mutated gene but does not show symptoms of the disease. When both parents are carriers, there is a 25% chance with each pregnancy that the child will inherit two copies of the mutated gene and have the disease.


When a gene is changed it said to be what?

DNA


What can cause a mutated gene?

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