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The effects of a mutation can be limited at several stages of gene expression. 1) Transcription: If the mutation is in a non-coding region, this is not transcribed into mRNA and so there is no change to t...

DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid. And what is DNA? Well, it’s basically a carrier of genetic information. DNA is found in all cells, and it contains the information needed for cells to live, to grow a...

An enzyme is a type of protein which we call a biological catalyst. In biology, a catalyst is a chemical which helps speed up reactions without being used up itself. Therefore, if you add 2ml of an enzyme...

Semi-conservative replication would produce 2 copies that each contained one of the original strands and one new strand.  1- Weak hydrogen bonds between bases allow two strands to unzip2- 2 strands exists...

5' and 3' ends describes the directionality of the DNA molecule. Essentially, the strand of a DNA molecule can have a 5' end and a 3' end. To understand what a 5' or 3' end is, we need to look at the mole...