BICD 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Lac Operon, Gene Expression, Ionizing Radiation

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Mutations can occur spontaneously as a result of natural biological processes. Mutations can be induced by external factors such as chemicals or radiation. Chemicals that are similar but not identical that cause base pair mismatching. Compounds that add alkyl groups to nucleic acid. Which can be fixed but are not always fixed by our body. Error rate fo 1 mistake in 10^5 bases. However, polymerase proofreads and corrects 99% of these errors. Final error rate of 1 mistake in 10^7 bases. Mutation of the coding sequence of a gene can alter protein function. Also, mutation of the non-coding sequences that regulate a gene can alter protein production. To understand the impact of these mutations, it is essential to understand how genes are regulated. One mechanism of response is to regulate expression of mrna from genomic dna. How do prokaryotes respond to changing environmental conditions. If lactose is present, bacteria express exzymes to utilize lactose.

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