Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Proteins

Proteins — practice question

The DNA sequence $\text{CCAAGAAGTCGACAAAA CA}$ is translated to produce the amino acid chain gly-ser-ser-ala-val-cys. Following a mutation, the length of the amino acid chain is reduced from six to two amino acids. The stop codon in mRNA is $\text{UGA}$. Identify which base in the DNA sequence was altered by the mutation?

  • AA
  • BC
  • CG
  • DT

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