A polypeptide has the amino acid sequence: Met-Ser-Pro-Arg-Leu-Glu-Gly which was mutated to Met-Ser-Pro-Asp-Trp-Arg-Asp-Lys. This is _______ mutation. Question 1Answer a. neutral b. frameshift c. nonsense d. silent e. missense
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