A geneticist found that a particular mutation had no effect on the polypeptide encoded by a gene. This mutation probably involved a. deletion of one nucleotide. b. alteration of the start codon. c. insertion of one nucleotide. d. substitution of one nucleotide.
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Deletion of one nucleotide would cause a frameshift mutation, which would likely affect the polypeptide. b. Alteration of the start codon would prevent translation from starting, which would affect the polypeptide. c. Insertion of one nucleotide would also cause a Show more…
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A geneticist finds that a particular mutation has no effect on the polypeptide encoded by the gene. This mutation probably involves a. deletion of one nucleotide. b. alteration of the start codon. c. insertion of one nucleotide. d. substitution of one nucleotide.
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