The Deamination of an Adenine Residue in the Genome of the Hepatitis

question 21

Multiple Choice

The deamination of an adenine residue in the genome of the hepatitis delta virus causes which of the following to occur?

• A) A stop codon to be converted to a tryptophan codon.
• B) A stop codon to be converted to a start codon.
• C) A 5' splicing signal to be added.
• D) A 3' splicing signal to be added.
• E) It creates a polyadenylation signal.

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