The Effects of a Transposition Event are Equivalent to A(n)

Question

The effects of a transposition event are equivalent to a(n)
A) nonsense mutation.
B) missense mutation.
C) frameshift mutation.
D) silent mutation.
E) HFR conjugation.

Accepted Answer

A transposition event involves the movement of a segment of DNA from one location to another within the genome, which can disrupt the normal reading frame of a gene and alter the resulting protein sequence. This disruption of the reading frame is similar to the effects of a frameshift mutation, which occurs when nucleotides are inserted or deleted from a gene sequence, altering the codon reading frame and resulting in a non-functional protein. Therefore, the effects of a transposition event can be considered equivalent to a frameshift mutation.