Relationship between Genotype and Phenotype Molecular Basis for Relationship between Genotype and Phenotype genotype DNA DNA sequence transcription RNA translation amino acid sequence protein function phenotype organism
One Gene/One Enzyme Hypothesis (Beadle and Tatum) Wild-type Neurospora crassa (red bread mold) is prototrophic. Prototrophs are able to grow on minimal medium. Minimal medium contains only inorganic salts, simple carbon source, and water. Auxotrophs require nutritional supplement(s) for growth.
One Gene/One Enzyme Hypothesis (Beadle and Tatum) Conidia are mutagenized with X-ray. Possible mutants are crossed to wild-type and individual ascospores are cultured on complete (permissive) medium. Cultures are plated on minimal medium and auxotrophs are isolated. Auxotrophs are tested for nutritional requirement.
One Gene/One Enzyme Hypothesis (Beadle and Tatum) Each requirement for a specific nutrient (mutant effect) followed Mendelian pattern of inheritance. Beadle and Tatum deduced that each mutant was deficient for an essential enzyme in a biosynthetic pathway. A_ B_ enzyme A enzyme B compound X compound Y compound Z A_ bb enzyme A compound X compound Y
One Gene/One Polypeptide Not All Gene Products are Enzymes! One Gene/One Enzyme One Gene/One Polypeptide (structural proteins, subunits) One Gene/One Product (rRNA, tRNA)
Mutants of Arginine Biosynthetic Pathway cit GSA arg orn glu + + Mutant 1 + + + + Mutant 2 + + + Mutant 3 + Mutant 4 cit citrulline GSA glutamic semi-aldehyde arg arginine orn ornithine glu glutamic acid
Mutants of Arginine Biosynthetic Pathway Order of Compounds in Pathway Determination of Mutant Effects cit citrulline GSA glutamic semi-aldehyde arg arginine orn ornithine glu glutamic acid
Relationship between Genotype and Phenotype Molecular Basis for Relationship between Genotype and Phenotype genotype DNA DNA sequence transcription RNA translation amino acid sequence protein function phenotype organism
Gene Sites Sensitive to Mutation null if splice junction is affected no effect if mutation is in the middle of the intron or not the branch point