The Mutation Resulting in Sickle Cell Disease Changes One Base

question 40

Multiple Choice

The mutation resulting in sickle cell disease changes one base pair of DNA so that a codon now codes for a different amino acid, making it an example of a ________.

• A) nonsense mutation
• B) frameshift mutation
• C) silent mutation
• D) missense mutation

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