A Mutation in a Gene Results in a Defective Protein

question 1

Multiple Choice

A mutation in a gene results in a defective protein that is smaller than the normal,functional one.The mutation is probably a result of

• A) DNA duplication.
• B) mRNA degradation.
• C) deletion of the regulatory region.
• D) a stop codon in the coding region.
• E) a stop codon in the regulatory region.

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The act of making an exact copy of something; in genetics, it refers to a type of mutation where segments of DNA are repeated.

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