Why do you think this substituion is named " NonSense". In your response explain what it means to have a stop codon. Use evidence from the diagram.

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Why do you think this substituion is named " NonSense". In your response explain what it means to have a stop codon. Use evidence from the diagram.
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Nonsense Mutations
a Nonsense Mutation
o DNA base that is substituted, accidentally
codes for a STOP codon
AUG GCC TGC AAA CGC TGG
normal
met
ala
cys
lys
arg trp
AUG GCC TGA AAA CGC TGG
nonsense
met
ala
Transcribed Image Text:Nonsense Mutations a Nonsense Mutation o DNA base that is substituted, accidentally codes for a STOP codon AUG GCC TGC AAA CGC TGG normal met ala cys lys arg trp AUG GCC TGA AAA CGC TGG nonsense met ala
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Mutation 

Mutation is the error in DNA. When a single base or more than one bases are change in the sequence of DNA then this is known as mutation. 

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