Biochemistry
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Author:Reginald H. Garrett, Charles M. Grisham
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Chapter31: Completing The Protein Life Cycle: Folding, Processing, And Degradation
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Effect of DNA Mutations on Protein Structure & Function
The structure of a typical human protein coding mRNA including the untranslated regions (UTRs)
Cap 5' UTR
Coding sequence (CDS)
5'
Start
Question 1:
Stop
3' UTR
Which of the following mutations may result in synthesis of a non-
functional protein?
A. Silent mutation in the coding sequence.
B. Missense mutation in the coding sequence
C. Deletion of four bases in the 5'-UTR
D. Deletion of four bases in the 3'-UTR
Poly-A
tail
3'
Transcribed Image Text:Effect of DNA Mutations on Protein Structure & Function The structure of a typical human protein coding mRNA including the untranslated regions (UTRs) Cap 5' UTR Coding sequence (CDS) 5' Start Question 1: Stop 3' UTR Which of the following mutations may result in synthesis of a non- functional protein? A. Silent mutation in the coding sequence. B. Missense mutation in the coding sequence C. Deletion of four bases in the 5'-UTR D. Deletion of four bases in the 3'-UTR Poly-A tail 3'
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