Which of the Following Mutations Is Correctly Defined

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which of the following mutations is correctly defined?

• A)silent: change of a single base in the non-coding intron region of a gene
• B)missense: substitution of a single base results in a premature stop codon
• C)nonsense: substitution of a single base results in a complete change of amino acid sequence
• D)frameshift: deletion of a single base results in a single amino acid change
• E)permissive: results in a protein that has greater thermodynamic stability