Gujarati
5.Molecular Basis of Inheritance
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Identify the following point mutations in $mRNA : UAU\ ACC\ UAU$ to $UAU\ AAC\ CUA$ and $UUG\ CUA\ AUA$ to $UUG\ CUG\ AUA$

A

Transition and frame shift respectively

B

Transversion and frame shift respectively

C

Frame shift and transversion respectively

D

Frame shift and transition respectively

Solution

(d)A frame shift mutation resulting from the insertion or deletion in $DNA$ of one or more base thus changing the boundaries of the codons and altering the whole string of Amino acids subsequent to the insertion or deletion.

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Biology

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