POLARITY OF TRANSLATION
\pə͡ʊlˈaɹɪti ɒv tɹanslˈe͡ɪʃən], \pəʊlˈaɹɪti ɒv tɹanslˈeɪʃən], \p_əʊ_l_ˈa_ɹ_ɪ_t_i_ ɒ_v t_ɹ_a_n_s_l_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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Decrease in the synthesis of proteins specified by genes distal to the operator and to the site of a nonsense, frameshift, deletion or insertion mutation in an operon. A mutation which produces polarity is called a polar mutation or a polarity mutation.
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
- An enzyme that catalyzes the of groups from acetyl-CoA to arylamines. They have wide specificity for aromatic amines, particularly serotonin, and can also catalyze acetyl transfer between arylamines without CoA. EC 2.3.1.5.