Atp synthase is a key enzyme of mitochondrial energy conversion. mitochondrial atp synthase deficiency is due to a mutation in a gene important for the formation of a subunit in the atp synthase complex. scientists could use cells with this gene mutation to investigate which of the following questions? the figure shows the scheme of the inner mitochondrial membrane. atp synthase is a key enzyme of mitochondrial energy conversion. mitochondrial atp synthase deficiency is due to a mutation in a gene important for the formation of a subunit in the atp synthase complex. scientists could use cells with this gene mutation to investigate which of the following questions? what effect does the mutation have on the movement of electrons between the electron carriers of the electron transport chain? what effect does the mutation have on the amount of atp synthesized during cellular respiration? what effect does the mutation have on the number of water molecules formed at the end of the electron transport chain? what effect does the mutation have on the number of protons pumped into the intermembrane space of the mitochondria?

What effect does the mutation have on the amount of ATP synthesized during cellular respiration?

Explanation:

ATP synthase is the key enzyme for the ATP synthesis during the cellular respiration. It uses proton gradient (electrochemical gradient of the H+) which is generated as the electrons pass through the electron transport chain. This enzyme is located in the inner mitochondrial membrane of all cells, but also in chloroplasts of plants. ATP is produced from ADP and Pi. ATP synthase is composed of two main subunits F0 and F1.

Because of all these properties, mutation in a gene important for the formation of one of the subunits of the ATP synthase complex, can be used for the observation of ATP production.

the relative atomic mass of an element is the mass of one atom of that element, relative to 1/12th of the mass of a  1212c atom. to convert to an absolute mass in kg, it is necessary to multiply by  1.661×10−271.661×10−27.

the relative atomic mass is roughly equal to the number of neutrons, plus the number of protons, in the nucleus of the atom.

for elements with more than one stable isotope (different types of nucleus with different numbers of neutrons but the same number of protons), the quoted mass is usually the average mass, weighted by the relative abundance of the different isotopes.