Suppose That Exposure to a Chemical Mutagen Results in a Change

question 44

Multiple Choice

Suppose that exposure to a chemical mutagen results in a change in the sequence that alters the 5' end of intron 1 (I₁) . What might occur?

• A) loss of the gene product
• B) loss of E₁
• C) premature stop to the mRNA
• D) inclusion of I₁ in the mRNA
• E) exclusion of E₂

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