What revision of detail but not of basic principle did this hypothesis undergo as more information was gained?

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What revision of detail but not of basic principle did this hypothesis undergo as more information was gained?

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answered Mar 5, 2025 by 2021sucked (48,680 points)
The revision of detail but not of basic principle that the hypothesis has undergone as more information was gained is one gene- one polypeptide hypothesis.

Scientists discovered that all proteins are also enzymes and a single gene can code for a single polypeptide change within a protein complex.

One gene - one enzyme suggest that each gene directly codes for a single enzyme protein.

And with further research, scientists have also found that many proteins are also composed of multiple polypeptide changes and each are encoded by a separate gene.

This also led to the revised one gene one polypeptide hypothesis and is more accurately what reflects the relationship between proteins and genes.

While the basic principle of a gene controlling a specific protein function remained the same, the detail of the protein being a single polypeptide change rather than a whole enzyme was also refined with new information.

The revision of detail in a hypothesis occurs as scientists gather more information through experimentation and research.

As more information was gained, the one gene - one enzyme hypothesis was restated as the one gene - one polypeptide (protein) hypothesis.

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