You Notice That a Single Change to a Gene Causes

question 50

Multiple Choice

You notice that a single change to a gene causes the sequence of protein A to become drastically longer.What could that change be?

• A) The first codon in the gene now encodes a stop codon.
• B) The gene has been deleted.
• C) The stop codon in the gene has been changed to another codon.
• D) A single codon has been inserted in the middle of the gene.
• E) Several codons have been added to one end of the gene.

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