You Notice That a Single Change to a Gene Causes

question 60

Multiple Choice

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

• A) All the codons for the amino acid methionine have been changed to cysteine.
• B) Two copies of the gene have been fused together.
• C) The stop codon in the gene has been changed to another codon.
• D) A stop codon has been inserted in the middle of the gene.
• E) Several codons have been added to the end of the gene.

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