If the Codon AAA Is Changed to UAA, It No

question 55

Multiple Choice

If the codon AAA is changed to UAA, it no longer codes for an amino acid; instead, it becomes a stop codon that signals translation termination in a protein. This is an example of a

• A) nonsense mutation.
• B) gross mutation.
• C) missense mutation.
• D) silent mutation.
• E) frameshift mutation.

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