A Point Mutation Can Be a ________

question 26

Multiple Choice

A point mutation can be a ________. (Select all that apply)

• A) silent mutation resulting in no effect on protein structure
• B) missense mutation resulting in a change in one amino acid in a protein
• C) nonsense mutation that results in an amino-acid coding codon changed to a termination codon
• D) frameshift mutation caused by addition or deletion of a base pair that results in a shift in the reading frame of the mRNA causing a change in all amino acids occurring after the frameshift

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Definitions:

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