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

Step-by-step 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.

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