The part of sequence of RNA coding for a protein and it’s mutated sequence is given below. Normal sequence : AGC- GCC- GAA- AGA- AAG- AUG- ACG Mutated sequence : AGC- GCC- GAA- UGA- AAG- AUG- ACG Type of mutation shown above is
Correct Answer: Nonsense mutation
Description: AGA is mutated to UGA (Adenine is replaced by Uracil) Coding region is converted to Stop Codon. So it is a Nonsense point mutation.
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