The Most Commonly Occurring Mutation in People with Cystic Fibrosis

question 12

Multiple Choice

The most commonly occurring mutation in people with cystic fibrosis is a deletion of a single codon. What is the result of this type of mutation?

• A) a base-pair substitution
• B) a frameshift mutation
• C) a polypeptide missing an amino acid
• D) a nonsense mutation

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