Mutations are errors made in the DNA sequence than can have negative side effects, no effect, or positive effects for an organism Point Mutations Mutations that occur at a certain point in the DNA Substitution – the replacement of one base in a DNA sequence by another base Deletion – the elimination of a base…
DNA: DNA is the genetic information or blueprint of who and what we are, and how we operate. This genetic information is devoted to the synthesis of proteins, which are essential to our body. Proteins are created from templates of information called genes in our DNA. The Code: – DNA molecules are long polymers of…
Biological molecules are macromolecules, which basically means they are polymers composed on small repeating units that have been covalently bonded together. The exception to this is a type of lipid called triacyleglycerides or phospholipids which are relatively large molecules composed of smaller molecules bonded together. Subunits are chemically liked together in the cell by a…