Lab Week 8

This week in lab we did a lot of review over DNA. We began discussing mutations that can occur within DNA or RNA and their impacts on proteins. A mutation is when the specific pattern of a DNA or RNA strand is changed through deletion, insertion, or substitution. We went through 2 simulations to show the impacts a mutation can have on a protein structure which can therefore impact the structure or function of an organism. 

I am able to tie this learning into my previous learning because I studied DNA and gene mutations in my biology class last year. We talked about the most common gene mutations and what kinds of impacts they can have on humans during development. Some mutations have no impact on the type of protein that is created, some can change the protein but not have a negative impact, and some can greatly impact the function or structure of an organism negatively. 

One question that I still have is, can a mutation occur in translation or just in transcription? 



Comments

  1. Ava TurnquistMarch 8, 2023 at 12:55 PM

    Hi Brenna! I found your question very interesting! I also wonder what causes a mutation? Is it an accident or is it inherited from parents DNA? If it is random and accidental, I would think that a mutation could occur in all three stages of replication, transcription, and translation.

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  2. BrookeMarch 8, 2023 at 2:07 PM

    Brenna, you ask a great question and it is one I was also wondering. I understand what a mutation is but exactly how are they caused.

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  3. Taylor HospodarskyMarch 9, 2023 at 9:50 AM

    I am also wondering about the question that you asked. I am also curious to how exactly a mutation starts.

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