Multiple choice

When a different amino acid is incorporated at the corresponding site in the protein molecule, the type of mutation involved is ________.

  1. silent mutation

  2. missense mutation

  3. nonsense mutation

  4. frame shift mutation

  5. antisense mutation

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B Correct answer
Explanation

In this type of mutation, there is replacement of one amino acid by another aminoacid.