In a Protein-Coding Region of DNA, a Mutation That Replaces

question 113

Multiple Choice

In a protein-coding region of DNA, a mutation that replaces a single nucleotide, but does not change the resulting amino acid, is likely to be:

• A)at the 5' position in a codon of the transcribed mRNA.
• B)at the middle position in a codon of the transcribed mRNA.
• C)at the 3' position in a codon of the transcribed mRNA.
• D)at any position in a codon of the transcribed mRNA.
• E)None of the other answer options is correct.

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