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NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE

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What if the 25th codon (UAU) of the gene encoding a 50 amino acid polypeptide is mutated to UAA?
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Correct option: A
A 24 amino acid polypeptide is formed
Option A (A 24 amino acid polypeptide is formed) is correct because the mutation to UAA introduces a stop codon at position 25, terminating translation prematurely.

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