Question

Insert the letter "C" after the 4th base. What does the new strand look like

AAU GGU CCC AUG

Answer 1

Answer:

This insertion produces a frameshift mutation :

AAU GCG UCC CAU G

Explanation:

In the standard genetic code, these new codons will encode the following amino acid chain:

Asparagine-Alanine-Serine-Histidine (NASH)