List All Single-Base Substitutions That Would Change a Codon for Leu

question 53

Short Answer

List all single-base substitutions that would change a codon for Leu to a nonsense codon (see Figure 15.12). For each, indicate whether it would be a transition or transversion.

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Definitions:

Binomial Random Variable

A type of random variable that represents the number of successes in a fixed number of binary experiments.

Binomial Experiment

A statistical experiment that fits the binomial distribution; characterized by fixed number of trials, two possible outcomes per trial, independent trials, and constant probability of success.

Trials

In statistics and research, trials refer to individual attempts or experiments conducted to test a hypothesis or observe outcomes.

Poisson Distribution

A discrete frequency distribution that expresses the probability of a given number of events happening in a fixed interval of time or space.