Gene Changes Affect Proteins
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What is transcription?
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What is the most direct way a gene change can alter protein function?
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What is a nonsense mutation's effect on the protein sequence?
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A premature stop codon causes an early, shorter protein. Creates UAA, UAG, or UGA codons that terminate translation.
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