Chromosomes Gene Define the following terms 9 What is a gene

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Chromosomes Gene Define the following terms 9 What is a gene 10 What is transcription Nucleus mRNA Cell membrane Figure 1 Going from gene to protein 11 What is translation Ribosome Protein Transcription 2 Translation 12 What are mutations and how will that impact the function of a cell Rego 2015 Genetic mutations changes in the nucleotide sequence which results in the sequence being diffe from the wild type sequence can happen even without exposure to any harmful environmental conditions When a cell divides there is the possibility that mutations can occur If a change in the nucleotide sequence of a gene results in the same amino acid sequence polypeptide see the table at the end of the lab handout it is known as a silent mutation This change silent mutation generates a different allele in terms of nucleotide sequence but the change doesn t affect the polypeptide Silent mutations generally have no impact on an organism but in some cases mutations can lead to a change in the amino acid sequence of a protein which could produce functional consequences for a cell organism