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In the gene TATTCATTGTTA—TGATTT—ATTCG, CATTGTTA encodes for pepsin, a digestive enzyme. The rest of the sequence doesn’t code for any protein. Which sequence contains a mutation that will affect the formation of pepsin?

ATATTCATTCATTA—TGATTT—ATTCG

BTATTCATTGTTA—TGACTTT—ATTCG

CTATTCATTGTTA—TGATTT—ATTGGCG

DTATTCATTGTTA—TGAT—ATTCG

ETGCATTCATTGTTA—TGATTT—ATTCG

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Which sequence contains a mutation that will affect the formation of pepsin?
TATTCATTGTTA—TGAT—ATTCG.

  • In the given option (A) this sequence contains a  point mutation in the TATTCATTCATTA—TGATTT—ATTCG gene coding for pepsin in the region that is underlined here.

What is Point mutation ?

  • It is a type of genetic mutation where a single nucleotide base is removed or replaced.

  • Here in above gene coding for pepsin replacement of only one nucleotide base that is G is replaced by C.

  • The other genes are non-coding that does not code for any protein, hence mutation in those genes will not cause any significant effect.

To learn more about point mutation :

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