Question

What would happen to the blue spruce protein if a mutation occurred that inserted a T into the middle of the DNA sequence? *

Nothing it still codes for the same amino acids
Every amino acid in the chain changes, making the protein not functional
Only the amino acids coded for before the insertion change and the protein is still functional
Only the amino acids coded for after the insertion change and the protein is most likely not functional

Answer 1

Every amino acid in the chain changes, making the protein not functional

Step-by-step explanation:

The gene, or sequence of DNA, ultimately determines the unique sequence of amino acids in each peptide chain. A change in nucleotide sequence of the gene's coding region may lead to a different amino acid being added to the growing polypeptide chain, causing a change in protein structure and therefore function.