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Lab: Building Proteins from RNA — Unit test

Question 3 of 25 • *STPSB_Biology CR 2627 Mitchell

Many different types of mutations can occur within the body. Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder that is caused by different mutations within the CFTR gene. One mutation in the CFTR gene that leads to cystic fibrosis causes translation to end earlier in the gene sequence. Which type of mutation causes this translation error that leads to cystic fibrosis?

Answer
A
silent
B
missense
C
nonsense
D
deletion
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