The coding strand of a gene in a eukaryotic cell has the str…
The coding strand of a gene in a eukaryotic cell has the structure below (UTR = Untranslated Region; E=Exon; I=Intron). Exon 2 encodes protein structure that can act as a repressor and Exon 3 encodes protein structure that can act as an activator. Which of the following mRNAs could produce a protein that decreases the expression of a gene that leads to cancer? 5′- Promoter – UTR – E1 – I1 – E2 – I2 – E3 – I3 – E4 – I4 – E5 – UTR – 3′
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Here is the sequence around the translation initiation codon (AUG) of a human mRNA: 5’—-AAGGGAUGGAACCUAGC….—-3’ You have isolated a mutant version of the gene encoding this mRNA that contains a frameshift mutation. A one base pair insertion (base pair is underlined) occurs after the start codon (AUG). This change generates the mRNA shown below: 5’—-AAGGGAUGGAAACCUAGC….—-3’ This mutation will cause a premature stop in:
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