In the Sequence Below, the Blue Sequence Represents an Exon

question 11

Essay

In the sequence below, the blue sequence represents an exon containing coding DNA near the beginning of a large gene and green lines and letters are flanking intron sequence. Nine mutations are shown: an insertion of an Alu repeat insertion plus three deletions at top and five single nucleotide substitutions below. Comment on the mutation class in each case and on its likely effect.

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