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Chapter 15
How Genes Work
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| knock-out, null, loss-of-function alleles | alleles that do not function at all |
| one-gene, one-enzyme hypothesis | each gene contains the information needed to make an enzyme |
| messenger RNA | carry information from DNA to the site of protein synthesis. |
| RNA polymerase | an enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of RNA, according to the information provided in a particular stretch of DNA |
| Transcription | DNA transcribes to RNA by RNA polymerase |
| Translation | RNA to proteins. also called protein synthesis |
| codon | a group of three bases that code for a particular amino acid |
| Start Codon | AUG- methionine |
| Stop Codon | UAA, UAG, UGA |
| missense mutations | changes one amino acid |
| silent mutation | does not change the amino acid sequence of the gene project |
| nonsense mutations | change in nucleotide that results in an early stop codon |
| frameshift mutation | addition of deletion of a nucleotide |