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Explain what happens to the mRNA strand if a mutation occurs in the DNA strand

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The ribosome will read the mRNA sequence differently
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Consequently, once it encounters the mutation, the ribosome will read the mRNA sequence differently, which can result in the production of an entirely different sequence of amino acids in the growing polypeptide chain.

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