How information becomes biological form

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What are structural proteins?

Proteins that contribute to outward physical structure such as hair, nails and muscle

What are enzymatic proteins?

Proteins that catalyze the reactions going on within the cells

What are regulatory proteins?

Proteins that act to turn on or turn off gene activity at the appropriate time and place
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What is the final form of gene transcripts distined for proteins synthesis called?

Messenger RNA

What is a long chanin of amina acids called?

A polypeptide

When can mutations be passed on to progeny and contribute to vatiation between individuals?

When mutations arise in the germ cells (eggs or sperm)

What consequences do mutations have on non-germ / somatic cells?

1. Mutation kill the cell which has no impact on the orgamisms functing
2. Mutations can affect the regulatory proteins that control cell division and growth called a cancer (tumor)

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