A point mutation that changes a codon specifying an amino acid into a stop codon is called a- A. missense mutation B. nonsense mutation C. frameshift mutation D. silent mutation

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A point mutation that changes a codon specifying an amino acid into a stop codon is called a-

A. missense mutation
B. nonsense mutation
C. frameshift mutation
D. silent mutation

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B nonsense mutation.

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