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A nonsense mutation occurs when a substituted base results in a different amino acid. True or false?

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Answer:

False

Step-by-step explanation:

A nonsense mutation results in a stop codon that stops all future coding from proceeding

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User MegaCookie
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Answer:

  • False

Step-by-step explanation:

An additional kind of replacement is a nonsensical variation. The changed DNA sequence, however, results in an early stop signal that instructs the cell to cease producing proteins, rather than triggering a change in one amino acid.

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