1. Point mutations are changes to a single base/nucleotide in the DNA sequence of a gene. This sequence change can alter the protein made from the gene in different ways depending on the type of mutation (missense, nonsense, synonymous/silent, frameshift, and loss of stop). Below is an mRNA sequence and its translated protein. For each question, select a single base/nucleotide in the ne result in the indicated mutation (note: more than one answer may be corr one) Normal Sequence: mRNA: 5' protein: GCACGU-AUG-UAC-GGG-CAU-ACA-UGA-UCGGACC 3' Met Tyr Gly His Thr Stop Nonsense Mutation: mRNA: 5' GCACGU- Protein: Silent/Synonymous Mutation: mRNA: 5' GCACGU- Protein: position U 2nd poston UCAG Phe Phe Ser Ser Leu Leu Ser Ser Tyr Cys Cys stop Trp Leu Leu C Leu Pro Leu Pro Alle lle Thr Asn Thr Asn Val G Val Val Val Pro His Pro His Gin Gin Th Met Thr Tyr stop stop Ala Ala Lys Lys Asp Asp Arg Arg Arg Arg Ala Ala Glu Amino Acids Ser Ser Arg Arg Gly Gly Glu Gly Gly 3rd U A G G >< G

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1. Point mutations are changes to a single base/nucleotide in the DNA sequence of a gene. This sequence
change can alter the protein made from the gene in different ways depending on the type of mutation
(missense, nonsense, synonymous/silent, frameshift, and loss of stop). Below is an mRNA sequence and its
translated protein. For each question, select a single base/nucleotide in the
result in the indicated mutation (note: more than one answer may be corre
table
one)
Normal Sequence:
mRNA: 5'
protein:
GCACGU-AUG-UAC-GGG-CAU-ACA-UGA-UCGGACC 3'
Met Tyr Gly His Thr Stop
Nonsense Mutation:
mRNA: 5' GCACGU-
Protein:
Silent/Synonymous Mutation:
mRNA: 5' GCACGU-
Protein:
position
U
A
2nd position
CA
U
Phe
Ser Tyr
Phe Ser
Tyr
Leu
Ser stop
Leu Ser stop
Leu Pro His
Leu
Pro
Leu
Leu
Pro
Pro
His
Gin
Gin
lle Thr Asn
lle Thr
Asn
lle Thr
Met Thr
Val Ala
G Val Ala
Val Ala
Val
Ala
Lys
Lýs
3rd
Gostion
Cys
Cys
stop
Trp
Arg
Arg
Arg
Arg
Ser
Ser
Arg
Arg
Gly
Gly
Asp
Asp
Glu Gly
Glu
Gly
Amino Acids
DADADADAG
U
C
А
U
с
А
U
C
А
U
с
А
Transcribed Image Text:1. Point mutations are changes to a single base/nucleotide in the DNA sequence of a gene. This sequence change can alter the protein made from the gene in different ways depending on the type of mutation (missense, nonsense, synonymous/silent, frameshift, and loss of stop). Below is an mRNA sequence and its translated protein. For each question, select a single base/nucleotide in the result in the indicated mutation (note: more than one answer may be corre table one) Normal Sequence: mRNA: 5' protein: GCACGU-AUG-UAC-GGG-CAU-ACA-UGA-UCGGACC 3' Met Tyr Gly His Thr Stop Nonsense Mutation: mRNA: 5' GCACGU- Protein: Silent/Synonymous Mutation: mRNA: 5' GCACGU- Protein: position U A 2nd position CA U Phe Ser Tyr Phe Ser Tyr Leu Ser stop Leu Ser stop Leu Pro His Leu Pro Leu Leu Pro Pro His Gin Gin lle Thr Asn lle Thr Asn lle Thr Met Thr Val Ala G Val Ala Val Ala Val Ala Lys Lýs 3rd Gostion Cys Cys stop Trp Arg Arg Arg Arg Ser Ser Arg Arg Gly Gly Asp Asp Glu Gly Glu Gly Amino Acids DADADADAG U C А U с А U C А U с А
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