Protein Synthesis:

Proteins:

A protein consists of building blocks called amino acids.

Proteins are a major component of every cell.

A gene is a sequence of bases in DNA that codes for a specific protein.

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Studies of both plants and animals show
that, although genes may be direct determinants
of phenotype, gene expression can be enhanced
or masked by factors in the environment.

More recent research involves biologists investigating how the environment influences gene
expression at a molecular level, leading to a field of study called epigenetics. Some results suggest that
the environment may chemically modify DNA in individuals and in this way affect gene expression. This
chemical modification is not a change in the sequence of bases in the genome (as in mutations), but
instead seems to involve chemical markers or tags being added to DNA.

 Protein synthesis is the process in which cells make proteins. It occurs in

two stages: transcription and translation.
 Transcription is the transfer of genetic instructions in DNA to mRNA in the
nucleus. It includes three steps: initiation, elongation, and termination.
After the mRNA is processed, it carries the instructions to a ribosome in
the cytoplasm.
 Translation occurs at the ribosome, which consists of rRNA and proteins. In
translation, the instructions in mRNA are read, and tRNA brings the
correct sequence of amino acids to the ribosome. Then, rRNA helps bonds
form between the amino acids, producing a polypeptide chain.
 After a polypeptide chain is synthesized, it may undergo additional
processing to form the finished protein.

https://www.quora.com/How-do-plants-make-proteins

https://sciencing.com/how-do-plants-get-protein-13428186.html

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5348972/

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Proteins perform various functions within the body including structure functions and as
enzyme catalysts. Epigenetics is the study of how behaviour and environment can affect
how genes function, they do not change DNA sequence, rather, it changes how the DNA
sequence is interpreted. Thus, the gene will be expressed depending on the instructions
of the DNA. Genetic changes are what protein is made whereas, epigenetic changes are
changes regarding which proteins are switched ‘on’ or ‘off’. Therefore, organisms with
similar genotypes have similar genetic makeup however, depending on their
environment, will have a different phenotype as certain genes will be switched ‘on’ or
‘off’. Gene expression

Gene expression: the conversion of our genetic info within our DNA to instructions for
making proteins. This allows a cell to respond to its changing environment.