When a base pair is substituted in DNA, there could be very lethal results. The substitution could code for a different amino acid, causing the resulting protien to fold or not fold to the proper configuration. This could render the product useless and may be fatal depending on the function of the protien.
So as i was driving home tonight, i thought about substitutions made in my frustrated growth. Some are turning out to be quite destructive. And in my own pathetic way, they are fatal.
In biology, there is no practical way to reverse the mutation, except by a backmutation. Chances are low.
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Ooh, can I be part of the Frustrated Growth club? I'll bring cookies chock full of soy protein and I can be completely useless as well.
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