A Change in a Nucleotide Sequence That Results in Addition

question 33

Multiple Choice

A change in a nucleotide sequence that results in addition or deletion of a single nucleotide and largely changes the amino acid sequence of the resulting peptide is known as a

• A)silent mutation.
• B)nonsense mutation.
• C)frameshift mutation.
• D)missense mutation.
• E)none of the above

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