A Mutation That Changes a Normal Codon to a Stop

question 49

Multiple Choice

A mutation that changes a normal codon to a stop codon is called a

• A)point mutation.
• B)silent mutation.
• C)back mutation.
• D)missense mutation.
• E)nonsense mutation.

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