The Mc1r gene codes for the protein. If the MC1R protein is 317 amino acids long, why are there 954 base pairs in the coding region of the gene?

1. TheMc1rgenecodesfor themelanocortin1receptor(MC1R) protein.

2.Eachof theaminoacidshasacorrespondingmRNAcodonandDNAtripletconsisting of athree-basesequence.A proteinthathas317aminoacidsthereforehasaDNAbasesequenceconsisting of951basepairs(317× 3=951 basepairs).The threeadditional base pairs correspondto astopcodonforwhichthereisnocomplementary aminoacid.The stopcodonsignals theterminationof translation.

if the hares very faster than they are now, and thus the lynx's hunting success rate drops because it will be harder to catch them, the rate that will change will be the pray-rate. the pray-rate will change because more hares will be able to survive, thus more individuals for reproduction, so the end result will be increasing population of hares.

the predator-rate will remain pretty much the same because there will be more than enough pray, but the hunting success rate is stagnant.