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the Genetic Code

Shown as mRNA

5′ → 3′

64 codons

Redundant

One “start” codon: AUG

Three “stop” codons: UAG,
UAA, UGA (don’t encode
amino acids)
the Genetic Code

For each gene, one DNA strand is transcribed
 Template strand “read”
 mRNA complementary to template
5’ CTACGAGGAGGTGAAGCGATGCCCCGTAGCCGATAGTAGC 3’
DNA 3’ GATGCTCCTCCACTTCGCTACGGGGCATCGGCTATCATCG 5’
template
strand
5’ CUACGAGGAGGUGAAGCGAUGCCCCGUAGCCGAUAGUAGC 3’
mRNA
the Genetic Code

Non-template strand looks like RNA (except T’s)
also called the sense strand
5’ CTACGAGGAGGTGAAGCGATGCCCCGTAGCCGATAGTAGC 3’
DNA 3’ GATGCTCCTCCACTTCGCTACGGGGCATCGGCTATCATCG 5’
5’ CUACGAGGAGGUGAAGCGAUGCCCCGUAGCCGAUAGUAGC 3’
non-template
strand
mRNA
the Genetic Code

Ribosome starts at 5’ end of mRNA (in eukaryotes)

Protein synthesis begins at start codon, ends at stop codon
codons
5’ CUACGAGGAGGUGAAGCGAUGCCCCGUAGCCGAUAGUAGC 3’
MetProArgSerArg
startthis
codon:
stop codon stop codon:
AUG
UAG, UGA or UAA
is
not “in-frame”
so it’s ignored!
mRNA
protein
Mutation

Change in nucleotide sequence of DNA

Caused by:
 DNA polymerase mistake
 Chemical change within cell
 UV light or other radiation
 Mutagenic chemical
Effects of mutations
5’
DNA
ACGATCCTATGCCCCGCAGCCGATAGTCTCATT 3’
3’ TGCTAGGATACGGGGCGTCGGCTATCAGAGTAA 5’
5’
RNA
ACGAUCCUAUGCCCCGCAGCCGAUAGUCUCAUU
3’
Effects of mutations
DNA
5’
ACGATCCTATGCCCCGCAGCCGATAGTCTCATT 3’
3’ TGCTAGGATACGGGGCGTCGGCTATCAGAGTAA 5’
5’
RNA
ACGAUCCUAUGCCCCGCAGCCGAUAGUCUCAUU
MetProArgSerArg
3’
Effects of mutations
Missense: single amino-acid change
DNA
5’
ACGATCCTATGCCCCGCCGCCGATAGTCTCATT 3’
3’ TGCTAGGATACGGGGCGGCGGCTATCAGAGTAA 5’
5’
RNA
ACGAUCCUAUGCCCCGCCGCCGAUAGUCUCAUU
MetProArg???Arg
Could this change have an effect on protein function?
Could it affect the whole organism?
3’
Effects of mutations
Missense: single amino-acid change
DNA
5’
ACGATCCTATGCCCCGCCGCCGATAGTCTCATT 3’
3’ TGCTAGGATACGGGGCGGCGGCTATCAGAGTAA 5’
5’
RNA
ACGAUCCUAUGCCCCGCCGCCGAUAGUCUCAUU
MetProArgArgArg
Could this change have an effect on protein function?
Could it affect the whole organism?
3’
Effects of mutations
Missense: single amino-acid change
Wild-type RPE65:
ATGTCTATCCAGGTTGAGCATCCTGCTGGTGGTTACAAGAAACTGTTTGAAACTGTGGAGGAACTGTCCT
CGCCGCTCACAGCTCATGTAACAGGCAGGATCCCCCTCTGGCTCACCGGCAGTCTCCTTCGATGTGGGCC
AGGACTCTTTGAAGTTGGATCTGAGCCATTTTACCACCTGTTTGATGGGCAAGCCCTCCTGCACAAGTT…
MetSerIleGlnValGluHisProAlaGlyGlyTyrLysLysLeuPheGluThrValGluGluLeuSerSerPro
LeuThrAlaHisValThrGlyArgIleProLeuTrpLeuThrGlySerLeuLeuArgCysGlyProGlyLeuPhe
GluValGlySerGluProPheTyrHisLeuPheAspGlyGlnAlaLeuLeuHisLysPheAspPheLysGlu…
Mutant RPE65:
ATGTCTATCCAGGTTGAGCATCCTGCTGGTGGTTACAAGAAACTGTTTGAAACTGTGGAGGAACTGTCCT
CGCCGCTCACAGCTCATGTAACAGGCAGGATCCCCCTCTGGCTCACCAGCAGTCTCCTTCGATGTGGGCC
AGGACTCTTTGAAGTTGGATCTGAGCCATTTTACCACCTGTTTGATGGGCAAGCCCTCCTGCACAAGTT…
MetSerIleGlnValGluHisProAlaGlyGlyTyrLysLysLeuPheGluThrValGluGluLeuSerSerPro
LeuThrAlaHisValThrGlyArgIleProLeuTrpLeuThrSerSerLeuLeuArgCysGlyProGlyLeuPhe
GluValGlySerGluProPheTyrHisLeuPheAspGlyGlnAlaLeuLeuHisLysPheAspPheLysGlu…
Effects of mutations
Missense: single amino-acid change
Hemoglobin → sickle-cell anemia:
ATGGTGCATCTGACTCCTGAGGAG…
MetValHisLeuThrProGluGlu
GTG
Val
Effects of mutations
Nonsense: creates stop codon
AUGCCCCGCAGCCGAUAG
MetProArgSerArg
AUGCCCCGCAGCUGAUAG
MetProArgSerXXX
Effects of mutations
Deletion: creates frameshift, changes all following aa’s
AUGCCCCGCAGCCGAUAG
MetProArgSerArg
AUGCCCGCAGCUGAUAG
MetProAlaAlaAsp…
Effects of mutations
Insertion: creates frameshift, changes all following aa’s
AUGCCCCGCAGCCGAUAG
MetProArgSerArg
AUGGCCCCGCAGCUGAUAG
MetAlaProGlnProIle…
Effects of mutations
Silent: DNA changes, but protein doesn’t
AUGCCCCGCAGCCGAUAG
MetProArgSerArg
AUGCCCCGCAGUCGAUAG
MetProArgSerArg
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