Which type of mutation converts a nucleotide to an alternative structure with the same composition but a slightly different placement of rare, less stable hydrogen bonds that cause base- pair mismatch?
A) deamination B) transversion C) depurination D) transition E) tautomeric shift
Given the sequence of triplet codons: 5'- TAC AAA ATA CAG CGG- 3', which of these sequences represents a missense mutation?
A) 5'- TAC AAG ATA CAG CGG- 3' B) 5'- TAC AAA ATA CAC CGG- 3' C) 5'- TAC AAA ATA CAG AGG- 3' D) 5'- TAC AAA TAC AGC GGG- 3' E) 5'- TAG AAA ATA CAG CGG- 3'