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Does each gene code for one protein?
Many individual proteins are transcribed from individual genes and then clipped from the primary protein by proteases. Still other final proteins are formed by complexing two or more individual protein subunits. Good question! In general there is no rule that says one gene code one trait, or even one protein.
Can one gene code for more than one protein?
A single gene can produce multiple protein sequences, depending on which exons are included in the mRNA transcript, which carries instructions to the cell’s protein-building machinery. Two different forms of the same protein, known as isoforms, can have different, even completely opposite functions.
How many protein-coding genes do humans have?
Scientists estimate that the human genome, for example, has about 20,000 to 25,000 protein-coding genes.
How many proteins can one mRNA produce?
Another fascinating result was that proteins were about 900 times more abundant than the mRNAs used to make them – one way to think of this is that on the average, a single mRNA is used to manufacture about 900 copies of the corresponding protein.
How can there be more proteins than genes?
Protein number can exceed gene number in eukaryotes, in part because cells can produce different RNA variants from the same genes by “alternative splicing”, which can create mRNAs that code different combinations of substructures from same gene! Alternate splicing is discussed in detail in a later chapter).
What is protein coding gene?
Protein coding sequences are DNA sequences that are transcribed into mRNA and in which the corresponding mRNA molecules are translated into a polypeptide chain. Every three nucleotides, termed a codon, in a protein coding sequence encodes 1 amino acid in the polypeptide chain.
What is the code for a protein?
The genome of an organism is inscribed in DNA, or in some viruses RNA. The portion of the genome that codes for a protein or an RNA is referred to as a gene. Those genes that code for proteins are composed of tri-nucleotide units called codons, each coding for a single amino acid.
How many mRNA molecules are in a human cell?
Approximately 360,000 mRNA molecules are present in a single mammalian cell, made up of approximately 12,000 different transcripts with a typical length of around 2 kb. Some mRNAs comprise 3\% of the mRNA pool whereas others account for less than 0.1\%.
How are many proteins created from a single mRNA Strand?
During translation, ribosomes move along an mRNA strand, and with the help of proteins called initiation factors, elongation factors, and release factors, they assemble the sequence of amino acids indicated by the mRNA, thereby forming a protein.
What percentage of DNA is made up of protein-coding genes?
Only about 1 percent of DNA is made up of protein-coding genes; the other 99 percent is noncoding. Noncoding DNA does not provide instructions for making proteins.
How many base pairs are there in the human genome?
The genome is considered large, with 29,903 base pairs. There are at least 50 different sites where translation can begin (open reading frames – ORFs). These ORFs are each of the RNA sequences understood to include a start codon (AUG), a stop codon (UAG, UAA, or UGA), and the codons between them.
Why do genes have to be made of proteins?
Billions of different genes must exist and for each one to have its own individual activity, the genetic material must be able to take many different forms. If every DNA molecule were identical then DNA could not satisfy this requirement and so genes must be made of protein.
How many cells in the human body have their own genome?
Each of the approximately 1013cells in the adult human body has its own copy or copies of the genome, the only exceptions being those few cell types, such as red blood cells, that lack a nucleus in their fully differentiated state.
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