A Frameshift or Phase Shift Mutation

question 1

Multiple Choice

A frameshift or phase shift mutation

• A) can only affect one polypeptide chain made from a polycistronic mRNA.
• B) can usually be corrected by a missense mutation.
• C) has little effect on most proteins.
• D) could not occur in a regulatory gene.
• E) None of the other answers is correct.

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