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Which small scale mutation would be the most likely to have the least negative effect on the function of a protein?

A substitution of one base for another within the sequence
A base deletion near the start of a gene
A base deletion near the end of the coding sequence, but not in the terminator codon
A deletion of three bases near the start of the coding sequence, but not in the initiator codon

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Answer:

A substitution of one base for another within the sequence.

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i took the test and it was right :)

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