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Describe how the mutation has affected the protein coded by this gene.
CGT ACG GCT AC

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DNA : CGT ACG GCT
mRNA: GCA UGC CGA
A.A: Ala Cys Arg
The mRNA strand is made complementary to the DNA strand. Adenine pairs with uracil in mRNA and thymine in DNA. Guanine pairs with cytosine. The amino acids which will be formed can be depicted in the form of triplets of the bases using a RNA codon table
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