Which of the Following Mutations Would Be Most Likely to Have

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which of the following mutations would be most likely to have a harmful effect on an organism?

• A) a deletion of three nucleotides near the middle of a gene
• B) a single nucleotide deletion in the middle of an intron
• C) a single nucleotide deletion near the end of the coding sequence
• D) a single nucleotide insertion downstream of, and close to, the start of the coding sequence

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