A-LevelBiologyNucleic acids and protein synthesis9700/12 · Oct/Nov 2019 · Q221 Mark
The RNA triplet UAG acts as a stop codon terminating the synthesis of a polypeptide. The diagram shows a strand of DNA which codes for four amino acids. Where would an insertion mutation of a thymine nucleotide result in the termination of translation? [Figure 22.1]
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