Pure breeding means the same as selective breeding since you take two animals and combine their traits for certain reasons
Dominant- determines the dominant character, more frequently found in the population, produces the complete polypeptide, does not require the presence of a similar gene, more likely to be inherited, more prone to produce diseases
recessive- responsible for the recessive character, expresses the recessive trait, produces an incomplete polypeptide, requires the presence of a similar gene, less likely to be inherited, less prone to produce disease
1. The RNA that has an amino acid attached to it, and that binds to the codon on the mRNA, is called a tRNA.
tRNA are molecules involved in protein synthesis (translation) and those molecules connect codons from mRNA with the amino acids they encode.tRNA has anticodone that binds to mRNA codone.
2. The process, performed by the ribosome, of reading mRNA and synthesizing a protein is called translation.
Translation is a process of gene expression in which proteins are synthesized (translated from the codons on mRNA).
3. Initiation of translation always happens at the start codon of the mRNA.
Translation process can be divided into three stages: initiation (starting off), elongation (adding amino acids to peptide chain that is going to become protein) and termination (finishing up).
4. Amino acids are attached to tRNA by enzymes called aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase.
These enzymes are part of the elongation stage of translation and they catalyze the adding of amino acids.
5. Termination of translation happens when the ribosome hits a stop codon on the mRNA.
Termination is the stage in which the finished polypeptide chain (future protein) is released from the ribosome.
Nestled at the edge of the arid Great Basin and the snowy Sierra Nevada mountains in California, Mono Lake is an ancient saline lake that covers over 70 square miles and supports a unique and productive ecosystem. The lake has no fish; instead it is home to trillions of brine shrimp and alkali flies. Freshwater streams feed Mono Lake, supporting lush riparian forests of cottonwood and willow along their banks. Along the lakeshore, scenic limestone formations known as tufa towers rise from the water's surface. Millions of migratory birds visit the lake each year.
From 1941 until 1990, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) diverted excessive amounts of water from Mono Basin streams. Mono Lake dropped 45 vertical feet, lost half its volume, and doubled in salinity.
The Mono Lake Committee, founded in 1978, led the fight to save the lake with cooperative solutions. We continue our protection, restoration, and education efforts today with the support of 16,000 members --and we host this Website.
In 1994, after over a decade of litigation, the California State Water Resources Control Board ordered DWP to allow Mono Lake to rise to a healthy level of 6,392 feet above sea level--twenty feet above its historic low. It is rising toward that goal -- click here for the current lake level, or visit one of the other links on this page for more of the Mono Lake story.
