Subject - Biology:

Basics

MCQ - 92-1576

Question:

Which of these mutations in a gene will MOST LIKELY result in a shortened protein with a long sequence of substituted amino acids?

Missense substitution of one nucleotide
Insertion of two nucleotides
Deletion of three nucleotides
Insertion of two nucleotides

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

Answer: B. The insertion of two nucleotides will shift the reading frame of all the codons “downstream hydrophobic (water avoiding), lacks phosphate atoms, contains nonpolar covalent bonds, and does not participate in hydrogen bonding. It forms the inner layer of the plasma membrane.

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