Exam5cellbiol4creditanswerkey

This is the sequence from a partial strand of DNA to be used for the next few questions.  

3’ CCT CTT TAC ACA CGG AGG GTA CGC TAT TCT ATG ATT ATC CGG TTG CGA TCC ATA AAA 5’

What is the complementary DNA strand sequence including strand directionality?

This is the sequence from a partial strand of DNA to be used for the next few questions.  

3’ CCT CTT TAC ACA CGG AGG GTA CGC TAT TCT ATG ATT ATC CGG TTG CGA TCC ATA AAA 5’

Transcript the provided code to mRNA then identify the open reading frame (start and stop codons).

This is the sequence from a partial strand of DNA to be used for the next few questions.  

3’ CCT CTT TAC ACA CGG AGG GTA CGC TAT TCT ATG ATT ATC CGG TTG CGA TCC ATA AAA 5’

Translate the mRNA sequence from the question above into an amino acid sequence (i.e., primary protein structure). HINT: Be sure your protein starts with the right amino acid.

This is the sequence from a partial strand of DNA to be used for the next few questions.  

3’ CCT CTT TAC ACA CGG AGG GTA CGC TAT TCT ATG ATT ATC CGG TTG CGA TCC ATA AAA 5’

Why are frameshift mutations (i.e., insertions and deletions) usually more disruptive than substitution mutations (i.e., silent, missense, and nonsense)?