Question 42

(Multiple Choice)

If a tRNAala alters its anticodon from 3'-AUC-5' to the sequence to 3'-AUU-5',which of the following mutations can be suppressed?


A) Missense
B) Missense only if alanine does not adversely affect protein structure
C) Silent
D) Nonsense (only the 5'-UAA-3' codon)
E) None of these

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