A Point Mutation That Converts the Code for an Amino

question 56

Multiple Choice

A point mutation that converts the code for an amino acid to a premature stop signal is referred to as

• A) Transversion mutation
• B) Silent mutation
• C) Missing mutation
• D) Point mutation
• E) Nonsense mutation

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