Question

When you compare the percent similarity between nucleotide sequences for GAPDH with the percent similarity between protein sequences for GAPDH, what outcome would you predict?

a. Percent similarity of nucleotides will be identical to percent similarity of protein.
b. Percent similarity of nucleotides will be less than percent similarity of protein.
c. Percent similarity of nucleotides will be greater than percent similarity of protein.

Answer 1

Answer:

a. Percent similarity of nucleotides will be identical to percent similarity of protein.

Explanation:

In accordance to the central dogma of biology, PROTEINS are formed from the instructions contained in the nucleotide sequences of GENES. In other words, genes contain nucleotide sequences that holds information needed to produce proteins. This means that every protein is encoded by the nucleotides of a gene.

According to this question, nucleotide sequences of GAPDH will undergo gene expression to form protein sequences of GAPDH. Since GAPDH nucleotide sequences form GAPDH protein sequences, the percent similarity of nucleotides will be identical to percent similarity of protein.