(D)
The answer is option D where a single base pair is added near the starting of the sequence.It will be most harmful that is because starting site of the sequence is the site for binding of various enzymes to initiate vital processes like replication,transcription etc.
5'-TTGATGTACAGTATGGCCTATTGAGTAG TTT-3. Which of the following mutations would be the most harmful?
Which of the following mutations would cause the most harmful effect: 1) a single base insertion near the beginning of the coding sequence or 2) a three base deletion towards the end of the coding sequence.
Which of the following mutations would be most likely to have a harmful effect on an organism? (A) a deletion of three nucleotides near the middle of a 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 In this problem, why (c) cannot be the answer?? Single nucleotide deletion...
1) Which of the following mutations could result in a frameshift? A) a base insertion B) a base deletion C) a base substitution D) either A or B E) A, B, and C 2) Which of the following point mutations would be most likely to result in a non-functioning protein? A) a single base substitution in an intron B) a single base deletion near the end of the coding sequence C) a single base deletion in the codon following the...
6. Which of the following mutations would most likely have the severest consequences: Explain your reasoning. a. A change in amino acid recognition of an aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase b. A frame shift mutation at the end of the coding sequence of a gene A mutation at a splice junction C.
1. Which of the following mutations is the most likely to be neutral? A) A nonsense mutation in exon 5 of a gene with 39 exons. B) A splice site mutation in intron 3 of a gene with 8 introns and 9 exons. C) A single nucleotide insertion in exon 7 of a gene with 18 exons. D) A thee nucleotide deletion in exon 1 of a gene with 7 exons.
(4 of 5) Which of the following mutations is likely to have the most detrimental impact on the stability a protein structure: mutation of an Asn that is found on the surface of the protein to a Gln. mutation of a Leu that is found in the hydrophobic core to a Val. mutation of a Ser that is found on the surface of the protein to a Cys. mutation of a Glu that is found in the hydrophobic core to...
11.Which of the following mutations would most likely to disrupt the structure of an α-helix? Cys to Ala Lys to Arg Glu to Gly Val to Leu 12.Which amino acid combination is the most preferred to occupy positions 1 and 4 in an α-helix? Glu and Lys Phe and Pro Lys and Arg Asp and Glu 13.If each turn in the standard alpha helix extends 5.4 A and there are 3.6 amino acid residues per turn, how many amino acids...
QUESTION 3 When DNA is damaged, most of the time this is followed by.... efficient DNA repair harmful mutations that may lead to disease immediate death of affected cells random mutations that may or may not be harmful
cancer arises after many mutations occur in cell. which of the following cells are most likely to have increased mutations over time. a) cardiac muscle b) neurons c) blood
Which of the following mutations in the active site of the enzyme enolase is most likely to result in an enzyme that still catalyzes its reaction? Choose one: A. Glu295→Lys295 B. Glu295→Asp295 C. Lys396→Ile396 D. Lys396→Glu396.