You conduct experiments to change the DNA of the flax plant in hopes of breeding a stronger source of linen. You notice that a single change to a gene causes the sequence of protein A to become drastically longer. What could that change be?

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Shaggy

26 June, 12:47

You conduct experiments to change the DNA of the flax plant in hopes of breeding a stronger source of linen. You notice that a single change to a gene causes the sequence of protein A to become drastically longer. What could that change be?

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Isabelle Rosales · Answer 1

Answer: there has been a change of the stop codon.

Explanation:

The stop codon is necessary to stop the synthesis of a protein. When protein A becomes longer than it used to be, it is an indication that the stop codon has been changed hence the increased synthesis of protein A.