If a mutated DNA sequence produces a protein that differs in one central amino acid from the normal protein, which of the following kinds of mutations could have occurred? View Available Hint(s) If a mutated DNA sequence produces a protein that differs in one central amino acid from the normal protein, which of the following kinds of mutations could have occurred?
a. A deletion mutation.
b. An addition mutation
c. None.
d. An addition mutation and a deletion mutation.
Answer: d. An addition mutation and a deletion mutation.
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The expression of genetic traits is the
A. genotype. B. genome. C. proteome. D. phenotype. E. proteotype.
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