Which of the following would produce a nonsense mutation?
A. The replacement of a single base, producing the same amino acid B. The deletion of a single base C. The insertion of a single base D. The replacement of a single base, producing a stop codon

D because stop codon would change the entire protein causing almost everything as a whole to be different. All in all everything becomes nonsense compared to the original base sequence

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agis agis · Answer 2 · 2019-05-16T13:00:20+02:00

Answer:

(D). The replacement of a single base, producing a stop codon.

Explanation:

Mutations represent permanent changes in genetic material due to alteration in DNA sequences. A mutation converts a sense codon (codon that codes for a particular amino acid) to a stop codon, is known as nonsense mutations.

It leads to formation of a non-functional and truncated protein as due to stop codon translation halts in middle.

Thus, the correct answer is option (D).

Which of the following would produce a nonsense mutation? A. The replacement of a single base, producing the same amino acid B. The deletion of a single base C. The insertion of a single base D. The replacement of a single base, producing a stop codon

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Which of the following would produce a nonsense mutation?
A. The replacement of a single base, producing the same amino acid B. The deletion of a single base C. The insertion of a single base D. The replacement of a single base, producing a stop codon