A Mutation Within a Gene That Will Insert a Premature

question 10

Multiple Choice

A mutation within a gene that will insert a premature stop codon in mRNA would ______.

• A) result in a polypeptide that is one amino acid shorter than the one produced prior to the mutation
• B) result in a shortened polypeptide chain
• C) change the location at which transcription of the next gene begins
• D) have the same effect as deleting a single nucleotide in the gene

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