What Would Happen If a Mutation Occurred in DNA Such

question 177

Multiple Choice

What would happen if a mutation occurred in DNA such that the second codon of the resulting mRNA was changed from UGG to UAG?

• A) Translation would continue and the second amino acid would be the same.
• B) Nothing; the ribosome would skip that codon, and translation would continue.
• C) Translation would continue, but the reading frame of the ribosome would be shifted.
• D) Translation would stop at the second codon, and no functional protein would be made.
• E) Translation would continue, but the second amino acid in the protein would be different.

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