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Fibres holding mussels to rocks

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proteins, with keratin, resinous protein, and other proteins which form a strong tough adhesive: byssus

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Kermode bear

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  • white subspecies of black bear, not albino
  • a single nucleotide mutation results in modified protein product from mc1r gene
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Kermit Ritland identified single nucleotide mutation in what gene? causing…

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melanocortin 1 receptor gene (mc1r) caused a tyrosine to cysteine replacement at codon 298

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mc1r gene encodes for

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a protein responsible for regulating skin and hair colour in mammals

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Eden Atwood - androgen insensitivity mutation

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changes nucleotide sequence of a single gene, causing a single type defective protein to be produced

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androgen insensitivity effects

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  • causes a person who is genetically male (XY) to look like a biological female
  • no functional androgen receptor proteins, cells cannot respond to testosterone
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factor least likely to be implemented during the process of translation

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sigma factors (prokaryotes)

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