The municipal zoo received a donation of a family of 10 Japanese Macaques, also known as snow monkeys, who were rescued from a smuggler. These primates can live 20+ years in captivity and are popularly captured in images while bathing in hot springs. The zoologist has noticed that several of the individuals have become ill and are exhibiting symptoms similar to multiple sclerosis. Blood tests reveal that all members of the family of snow monkeys have a single nucleotide deletion in a gene that is responsible for formation of many types of glycoproteins. Explain in 1-2 complete sentences how a single nucleotide deletion will impact transcription and/or translation.
A sequence of three nucleotides forms a codon, which then codes for a specific amino acid. If a nucleotide were to be deleted, all codons after would be affected and could possibly code for new, incorrect proteins.
