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1. In the RNA molecules, indicate: The type of mutation that occured (substitution, insertion or deletion) and the consequence of the mutation (silent, missense, nonsense or frameshift):
Origional: 5'-AUG-UUU-CCG-AGC-UGC-CCC-GAA-UGC-UGC-3'
A. 5'-AUG UUU CCG AGC UAC CCC GAA UGC UGC-3'
B. 5'- AUG UUU CCG AGC UCC CCG AAU GCU GC-3'
C. 5'-AUG UUU CCG AGC UGA CCC GAA UGC UGC-3'
D. 5'- AUG UUU CCG AGC CCC CGA AUG CUG C-3'
It is best to understand the meanings or definitions behind the terminology being used in this question.
Type of
Mutation:
Substitution: A single alphabet (base-pair)
change. From like to like, or like to opposite (i.e. Pu to Pu or Pu
to Py, or vice-versa where Pu is Purine and Py is Pyrimidine.
Insertion: A single alphabet (base-pair) is
added.
Deletions: A single alphabet (base-pair) is
removed.
Consequence of
Mutation:
Silent: A single alphabet (base-pair) change leads
to the same amino acid attachment as the previous codon.
Mis-sense: A single alphabet (base-pair) change
leads to the another amino acid attachment as the previous codon,
however overall effect is not detrimental to the protein structure,
and as a consequence its function.
Non-sense: A single alphabet (base-pair) change
leads to the another amino acid attachment as the previous codon,
however overall effect is detrimental to the protein structure, and
as a consequence its function. Apart from that the change might
lead to establishment of stop codon or loss of start codon and as
such non-sense protein.
Frame-shift: A single alphabet (base-pair) change
leads to a shift in the 3-at-a-time frame in which codons are
considered, leading to an entirely different protein product.
O:
5'-AUG-UUU-CCG-AGC-UGC-CCC-GAA-UGC-UGC-3'
A. 5'-AUG UUU CCG AGC UAC CCC GAA UGC
UGC-3' Substitution & Mis-sense (UAC
codes for Tyr)
B. 5'- AUG UUU CCG AGC UCC
CCG AAU
GCU
GC-3'
Deletion & Frameshift (3-base codon pairing
altered)
C. 5'-AUG UUU CCG AGC UGA CCC GAA UGC
UGC-3' Substitution & Non-sense (UGA
denotes Stop Codon)
D. 5'- AUG UUU CCG AGC CCC
CGA
AUG
CUG
C-3'
Deletion & Frameshift (3-base codon pairing
altered)