Question 76

(Multiple Choice)

The following questions refer to this table of codons.
The following questions refer to this table of codons.    -If a nucleotide substitution switched a U for a C,such that the codon was read as CGC instead of CGU,what would the effect be? A)a misfolding of the protein B)an incomplete protein C)nothing, as the third nucleotide does not determine the amino acid used. D)nothing, since both these codons code for arginine E)it would initiate a tumour
-If a nucleotide substitution switched a U for a C,such that the codon was read as CGC instead of CGU,what would the effect be?


A)a misfolding of the protein
B)an incomplete protein
C)nothing, as the third nucleotide does not determine the amino acid used.
D)nothing, since both these codons code for arginine
E)it would initiate a tumour

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