Talk:Standard genetic code: Difference between revisions
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I guess there could be a table for beginners and experts. Another thing that would be nice is to have the types of amino acids colour coded. i.e. polar non polar etc. This allows for a quick visual key to determine the severity of any base change in a codon. Some changes in the second base do not lead to severe changes in function. [[User:Chris Day|Chris Day]] 14:35, 19 June 2008 (CDT) | I guess there could be a table for beginners and experts. Another thing that would be nice is to have the types of amino acids colour coded. i.e. polar non polar etc. This allows for a quick visual key to determine the severity of any base change in a codon. Some changes in the second base do not lead to severe changes in function. [[User:Chris Day|Chris Day]] 14:35, 19 June 2008 (CDT) | ||
:If we stick with the new table, we could insert directions on how to use it. I was also thinking that we should talk about mutations and how some of them have no effect, ie same amino acid, while some are conservative, Leu to Ile for example, and others destructive and how this leads to non-functioning enzymes for example. We can also mention that there is more evolutionary information in the gene than the protein for this reason too. We could color code if I remove the links to the amino acids, but I kind of like having them there for easy clicking to see what they are. [[User:David E. Volk|David E. Volk]] 14:43, 19 June 2008 (CDT) | |||
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Chris, I think this is worse and that we need to keep the three bases together. I understand what the table says, but I don't believe inexperienced people will
I was thinking more along the lines of extra spacing between columns 2 and 3, and between 4,5 and between
6,7 so that we have "sets of 2 columns" with space between them. Also, bigger boxes would be nice.
Once that is done, we can probably remove the borders too. David E. Volk 14:27, 19 June 2008 (CDT)
I guess there could be a table for beginners and experts. Another thing that would be nice is to have the types of amino acids colour coded. i.e. polar non polar etc. This allows for a quick visual key to determine the severity of any base change in a codon. Some changes in the second base do not lead to severe changes in function. Chris Day 14:35, 19 June 2008 (CDT)
- If we stick with the new table, we could insert directions on how to use it. I was also thinking that we should talk about mutations and how some of them have no effect, ie same amino acid, while some are conservative, Leu to Ile for example, and others destructive and how this leads to non-functioning enzymes for example. We can also mention that there is more evolutionary information in the gene than the protein for this reason too. We could color code if I remove the links to the amino acids, but I kind of like having them there for easy clicking to see what they are. David E. Volk 14:43, 19 June 2008 (CDT)