Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question 66
Question: Identify the following point mutations in mRNA : UAU ACC UAU to UAU AAC CUA and UUG CUA AUA to UUG CUG AUA [JIPMER 1993]
Options:
A) Transition and frameshift respectively
B) Transversion and frame shift respectively
C) Frame shift and transversion respectively
D) Frame shift and transition respectively.
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
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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