A Mutation Within a Gene That Will Insert a Premature

question 25

Multiple Choice

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

• A)result in a longer polypeptide chain
• 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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