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Which of the following mutations would be most likely to have a harmful effect on an organism? a deletion of three nucleotides near the middle of a gene a single nucleotide deletion in the middle of an intron a single nucleotide insertion downstream of, and close to, the start of the coding sequence a single nucleotide deletion near the end of the coding sequence

Name: which of the following mutations would be most likely to have a harmful effect on an organism a deletion of three nucleotides near the middle of a gene a single nucleotide deletion in the mi 78265
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Description: which of the following mutations would be most likely to have a harmful effect on an organism a deletion of three nucleotides near the middle of a gene a single nucleotide deletion in the mi 78265

          Which of the following mutations would be most likely to have a harmful effect on an organism?
a deletion of three nucleotides near the middle of a gene
a single nucleotide deletion in the middle of an intron
a single nucleotide insertion downstream of, and close to, the start of the coding sequence
a single nucleotide deletion near the end of the coding sequence

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10/09/2020

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Step 1: A deletion of three nucleotides near the middle of a gene would cause a frameshift mutation, potentially altering the entire sequence of amino acids in the protein. Show more…

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Which of the following mutations would be most likely to have a harmful effect on an organism? a deletion of three nucleotides near the middle of a gene a single nucleotide deletion in the middle of an intron a single nucleotide insertion downstream of, and close to, the start of the coding sequence a single nucleotide deletion near the end of the coding sequence