A part of an mrna has the base sequence gca. which change to this sequence would indicate a missense mutation?

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Kaylin Walker

12 February, 18:34

A part of an mrna has the base sequence gca. which change to this sequence would indicate a missense mutation?

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Emilio Bush · Answer 1

A change to this sequence that would indicate a missense mutation is GGA. Missense mutation changes one sense codon to another, resulting in incorporation of amino acid. Nonsense mutation on the other hand, changes a sense codon into a stop (or sense) codon, resulting in premature termination.