Suppose That Exposure to a Chemical Mutagen Results in a Change

question 9

Multiple Choice

Suppose that exposure to a chemical mutagen results in a change in the sequence that alters the 5' end of intron 1 (I1) . What might occur?

• A) loss of the gene product
• B) loss of E1
• C) premature stop to the mRNA
• D) inclusion of I1 in the mRNA
• E) exclusion of E2

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