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26 January, 23:31

The template strand of a gene contains this sequence: 3'-TAC TAG GCT AGT TGA-5'. A mutation occurs that changes the gene sequence to 3'-TAC TAG ACT AGT TGA-5'. How does this mutation affect the resulting amino acid sequence

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  1. 27 January, 03:06
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    GCT is CGA in mRNA. the change to ACT makes the mRNA UGA, which would cause a premature stop codon.
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