Consider the following mRNA molecules and the amino acids they code for. The second mRNA molecule is the same as the original mRNA except it has an underlined mutation. Original mRNA AUG UCG AAU UGU CGU UAA Amino acids Met Ser Asn Cys Arg Stop mRNA mutant AUG UCC AAU UGU CGU UAA Amino acids Met Ser Asn Cys Arg Stop What type of mutation is represented in the mutant? nonsense sense silent O missense

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Consider the following mRNA molecules and the amino acids they code for. The second mRNA molecule is the same
as the original mRNA except it has an underlined mutation.
Original mRNA AUG UCG AAU UGU CGU UAA
Amino acids
Met Ser Asn Cys Arg Stop
mRNA mutant
AUG UCC AAU UGU CGU UAA
Amino acids
Met
Ser Asn Cys Arg Stop
What type of mutation is represented in the mutant?
nonsense
sense
silent
O missense
Transcribed Image Text:Consider the following mRNA molecules and the amino acids they code for. The second mRNA molecule is the same as the original mRNA except it has an underlined mutation. Original mRNA AUG UCG AAU UGU CGU UAA Amino acids Met Ser Asn Cys Arg Stop mRNA mutant AUG UCC AAU UGU CGU UAA Amino acids Met Ser Asn Cys Arg Stop What type of mutation is represented in the mutant? nonsense sense silent O missense
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