Which of the Following CORRECTLY Describes Nonsense Mutations

question 46

Multiple Choice

Which of the following CORRECTLY describes nonsense mutations?

• A)They cause a nonfunctional amino acid to replace a functional amino acid.
• B)They change the nucleotide sequence of a gene but do not change the sequence of the resulting protein.
• C)They result in the insertion or deletion of a small number of nucleotides to the DNA.
• D)They convert a codon for a particular amino acid within a gene into a stop codon.
• E)They cannot revert or back-mutate to wild-type.

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