A Mutation Within a Gene That Will Insert a Premature

Multiple Choice

A mutation within a gene that will insert a premature stop codon in mRNA would ______.

A) result in a polypeptide that is one amino acid shorter than the one produced prior to the mutation
B) result in a shortened polypeptide chain
C) change the location at which transcription of the next gene begins
D) have the same effect as deleting a single nucleotide in the gene