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question 135

Multiple Choice

Refer to the following image. Given the codon UCA in the first exon of a gene, which change is most likely to result in a nonsense mutation?

• A) Change of nucleotide in the first position
• B) Change of nucleotide in the second position
• C) Change of nucleotide in the third position
• D) A transversion of A to U
• E) A transition of A to G

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