Question

5. What would be the effect if a gene has a mutation in the location of the stop codon? (4 points)

Answer 1

In genetics, a point-nonsense mutation is a point mutation in a sequence of DNA that results in a premature stop codon, or a point-nonsense codon in the transcribed mRNA, and in a truncated, incomplete, and usually nonfunctional protein product.

Answer 2

During translation protein synthesis won't stop when it should so amino acids will continue to be placed and the peptide will be bigger.