In a "Frameshift" Mutation

question 66

Multiple Choice

In a "frameshift" mutation

• A) the codon that mutates causes no change in the amino acid specified.
• B) the codon that mutates causes a stop codon to occur instead of the placement of an amino acid.
• C) the mutation does not occur in a codon.
• D) the mutation is caused by an addition or deletion of one or more nucleotides.
• E) the mutation is not in DNA.

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Definitions:

Semen

A fluid containing spermatozoa and secretions from the male reproductive glands, involved in the fertilization process.

Meiosis

A type of cell division in sexually reproducing organisms that results in four daughter cells, each with half the chromosome number of the parent cell.

Vas Deferens

The duct that conveys sperm from the testicle to the urethra.

Seminal Vesicle

A gland in males that secretes fluid that partly composes the semen.