Gene Expression

Gene Expression

1. Mutations

   • Causes
     • Mutagens
     • Spontaneous
   • Types
     • Substitution
     • Addition
     • Deletion
   • Effects
     • Beneficial
     • Neutral
     • Harmful

2. Metabolic Pathways

   • Negative feedback
   • Role of enzymes
   • Pathway breakdown

3. Effect of environment

   • Types of environmental factors
     • Internal
     • External
   • Prevent full realisation of genotype
   • Switch genes on/off
   • On protein function

4. Protein synthesis

   • Transcription
     • Key steps
     • Importance
   • Translation
     • Key steps
     • Importance
   • Stages of folding
     • Primary
     • Secondary
     • Tertiary
     • Quaternary