A Mutation That Changes One Particular Amino Acid into Another

question 24

Multiple Choice

A mutation that changes one particular amino acid into another can affect the functioning of other amino acids farther away in the primary sequence due to

• A)the presence of prions.
• B)protein folding.
• C)jumping genes.
• D)the tendency for further mutations to occur.

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