Genetics & Evolution

Question 1

Relative abundance of pseudogenes within a species indicates:

Answer 1

Weak connection between OR gene mutation and fitness

Question 2

If the combined mass of the substrate and cofactor was determined before the enzymatically catalyzed reaction and then compared to the combined mass of the product and the cofactor after the rxn, the net change in molecular weight will be:

Answer 2

It is a transferase, it is transferring the methyl group from the cofactor to the substrate; hence, the total net change in mass would be 0 g/mol