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A dark card reading "one broken copy of two. you keep six per cent." — the cover for a free classroom chemistry lesson on multi-subunit enzymes and dominance.

Lesson: why one broken gene copy costs 94% of an enzyme

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A free chemistry lesson with one coin per student. Ask a class what one broken copy of a gene out of two costs you and they will say half. For this enzyme the answer is 94%, the class can compute it in twelve minutes, and the reason is the shape of the protein rather than anything in the DNA.

Updated Sep 8, 2026 8 59

One gene decides a vegetable, a sinus infection, and whether a child finishes their antibiotics — TAS2R38, rs713598

One Gene, Three Answers: What TAS2R38 Decides

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The same three coding changes decide whether broccoli tastes bitter, play into how your sinuses fight bacteria, and change whether a child swallows their medicine. One position, three kinds of consequence.

Sep 5, 2026 8 78