What mutation would cause a protein to be shorter then normal?

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Biology

Maya

6 April, 22:40

What mutation would cause a protein to be shorter then normal?

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Chelsea Keller · Answer 1

Mutations occur when a premature nonsense or stop codon is introduced in the DNA sequence. When the mutated sequence is translated into a protein, the resulting protein is incomplete and shorter than normal. Consequently, most nonsense mutations result in nonfunctional proteins.

Kyan Blackburn · Answer 2

nonsense mutation

Explanation:

a nonsense mutation causes the amino acid chain to stop and the protein will in a result be shorter