Question

Sidney Brenner argued that the code was nonoverlapping because he considered that coding restrictions would occur if it were overlapping. A second major argument against an overlapping code involved the effect of a single nucleotide change. In an overlapping code ________ adjacent amino acids would be affected by a point mutation, while in a nonoverlapping code ________ amino acid(s) would be affected.

Answer 1

High School Biology 10+5 pts

Sidney Brenner argued that the code was nonoverlapping because he considered that coding restrictions would occur if it were overlapping. A second major argument against an overlapping code involved the effect of a single nucleotide change. In an overlapping code TWO adjacent amino acids would be affected by a point mutation, while in a nonoverlapping code ONE amino acid(s) would be affected.

ANSWER:

TWO

ONE