Biology · Genetics
A single-base substitution mutation occurs at the 6th nucleotide position in the first exon of a gene, changing a 'T' to an 'A' and introducing a premature stop codon (nonsense mutation). Which one of the following options accurately describes the functional outcome of this mutation?
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- 1Formation of a fully functional altered protein
- 2No functional change
- 3Loss of function✓
- 4Gain of function
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Loss of function
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