A polypeptide has the following amino acid sequence: Met-Ala-Gln-Arg-Glu-Leu. This polypeptide was mutated to produce the following mutant sequence: Met-Ala-Gln-Gly-Glu-Leu. Which describes the MOST likely type of mutation that occurred?

A. nonsense mutation
B. in-frame mutation
C. frameshift mutation
D. neutral mutation
E. missense mutation


Ans: E. missense mutation

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