AP BIOLOGY

LABORATORY REVIEW

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following mutations would be most likely to have a harmful effect on an organism?
A
a deletion of 3 nucleotides near the middle of the gene
B
a single nucleotide deletion in the middle of an intron
C
a single nucleotide deletion near the end of the coding sequence
D
a single nucleotide insertion downstream of, and close to, the start of the coding sequence
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -So, the correct option is ‘A single base insertion near the start of the coding sequence’.

Detailed explanation-2: -So, the correct option is ‘A missense substitution’

Detailed explanation-3: -The answer is A, frameshift mutation. Therefore, multiple amino acids in a protein change.

Detailed explanation-4: -Silent mutations are least likely to affect protein function. Missense mutations are often difficult to predict.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer and Explanation: The type of mutation that is likely to have the greatest effect on a protein is B. Nonsense mutation. This is because a nonsense mutation creates a premature stop codon, leading to an incomplete formation of a protein, severely affecting protein structure and function.

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