The hypothetical mRNA sequence below contains the coding region for a short peptide. What consequence for this peptide does the substitution of the uracil at position 28 of the mRNA with guanine have? GGUUGAAUGGAACAACGCGUGCACCCUUAGAGGUAACCCUCC                            |                            G   Group of answer choices No consequence, it is a silent mutation. It shortens the peptide by two amino acids. It destroys the start codon of the peptide coding region. It extends the peptide by two amino acid. It replaces one of the original amino acids of the protein with a different one.

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The hypothetical mRNA sequence below contains the coding region for a short peptide. What consequence for this peptide does the substitution of the uracil at position 28 of the mRNA with guanine have?

GGUUGAAUGGAACAACGCGUGCACCCUUAGAGGUAACCCUCC
                           |
                           G

 

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No consequence, it is a silent mutation.
It shortens the peptide by two amino acids.
It destroys the start codon of the peptide coding region.
It extends the peptide by two amino acid.
It replaces one of the original amino acids of the protein with a different one.
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