When a Gene That Has Been Mutated Is Expressed, the Resulting

question 85

Essay

When a gene that has been mutated is expressed, the resulting protein may misfold and be nonfunctional. How is a misfolded protein (due to a mutation) different from a misfolded prion protein?

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Definitions:

Cooperative Principle

A principle in pragmatics introduced by H.P. Grice, suggesting that participants in a conversation naturally cooperate with each other by making their contributions as informative, relevant, and truthful as needed.

Recursion

A method in mathematics and computer science where a function calls itself in order to solve a problem or process data.

Two-Word Utterances

A stage in language development where children start using two-word phrases to communicate more complex ideas, typically occurring around the age of 2.

Ambiguity

The quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness or uncertainty in meaning.