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Which type of mutation involves a change in a single base?
Which type of mutation involves a change in a single base?
- Missense mutation
- Germ cell mutation
- Point mutation (correct)
- Somatic cell mutation
What is the effect of a missense mutation?
What is the effect of a missense mutation?
- It leads to the replacement of one amino acid by another (correct)
- It alters the meaning of the sequence of the encoded protein
- It causes inherited diseases
- It is important in the genesis of cancer
Which type of cell mutation can cause inherited diseases?
Which type of cell mutation can cause inherited diseases?
- Somatic cell mutation
- Germ cell mutation (correct)
- Nonsense mutation
- Point mutation
What is the effect of a nonsense mutation?
What is the effect of a nonsense mutation?
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Which type of mutation is important in the genesis of cancer?
Which type of mutation is important in the genesis of cancer?
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