What Would Happen If the Enzyme That Makes DNA Added

question 102

Multiple Choice

What would happen if the enzyme that makes DNA added a nucleotide to the middle of a coding region of a gene?

• A) It would change the reading frame of the DNA and possibly lead to a change in the amino acid sequence of the protein made from that gene.
• B) It wouldn't matter because it is in a coding region.
• C) It is only one nucleotide so it wouldn't matter;more than one nucleotide would need to be added to change a protein.
• D) It would make longer mRNA and protein from that gene.
• E) All of the above.

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