The Appearance of a Novel Phenotype Resulting from the Substitution

question 11

Multiple Choice

The appearance of a novel phenotype resulting from the substitution of a single base pair might be due to

• A) change in the amino acid sequence only.
• B) change in the amount of protein expressed.
• C) alteration in a gene that codes for a nontranslated RNA.
• D) change in the developmental time or location at which a gene is expressed.
• E) All of the choices are possible consequences of a single base pair substitution.

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