Consider the following coding 71 nucleotide DNA template sequence (It does not contain a translational start):  5’-GTTTCCCCTATGCTTCATCACGAGGGCACTGACATGTGTAAACGAAATTCCAACCTGAGCGGCGT GTTGAG-3’

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Consider the following coding 71 nucleotide DNA template sequence (It does not contain a translational start): 

5’-GTTTCCCCTATGCTTCATCACGAGGGCACTGACATGTGTAAACGAAATTCCAACCTGAGCGGCGT GTTGAG-3’ 

 

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4) In a mutant you discovered that the underlined nucleotide has  been deleted. What would the resulting peptide sequence be? What  type of mutation is this? 

5’-GTTTCCCCTATGCTTCATCACGAGGGCACTGACATGTGTAAACGAAATTCCAACCTGAGCGGCGT GTTGAG-3   

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