What is the link between genes and proteins?

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butterflydreamer · Answer

Is the link just that genes code for the proteins that are responsible for the regulation of the cell cycle and mitosis in healthy cells AND genes are hereditary units that control the production of polypeptides that make up the proteins in the cell?  ? :)

butterflydreamer · Answer

so theeeen...  if there is a malfunction in a particular gene, it may result in the inability of the cells to function properly and theeeeeen it may lead to disease?

austindeboe18 · Answer

Butterflydreamer you are correct on all that

butterflydreamer · Answer

really? :) Thanks!

somy · Answer

that depends on 'where' the gene was is sort of malfunctioning

austindeboe18 · Answer

no problem

somy · Answer

but i wouldnt prefer 'malfunctioning'  to describe this situation 
gene can be mutated 
can be silenced
or overexpressed

butterflydreamer · Answer

ohh okay. Thaaaanks Somy ^_^!

somy · Answer

gene is just sort of a 'composition' or instruction 
protein is actual product that does the job

somy · Answer

no problem :)