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Mendel's "wrinkled" mutation is due to a 800bp insertion of random sequence in the gene sbe1. what is the most likely effect?
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Mendel's "wrinkled" mutation is due to a 800bp insertion of random sequence in the gene sbe1. what is the most likely effect?

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Most likely this insertion disrupts the original SBE1 gene so that's it's not expressed. Whatever protein SBE1 makes is required for being round...when it's not expressed you get wrinkled.
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