Mutant 1: Met-Pro-Trp-Pro-Glu-Lys-Cys Mutant 2: Met-Pro Mutant 3: Met-Pro-Cys-Gly-Pro-Lys-Met Mutant 4: Met-Pro-Trp-Pro-Lys-Asp Choose the correct type of mutation that occurred in the DNA to produce each mutant type. Nonsense  Answer Missense  Answer Addition  Answer Deletion  Answer

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Mitochondrial Mutations

A mitochondrion is a cellular organelle that serves as the site for cellular respiration and energy production (ATP or Adenosine Triphosphate). It is a double-membrane-bound organelle and is only present in eukaryotic cells.