in Corn Plants
All corn plants contain the ZmLA1 gene. Some corn plants contain a certain mutation in the ZmLA1 gene. The graph
below shows the amount of ZmLA1 RNA produced in plants with the normal gene and in plants with the mutated gene.
Amount of ZmLAI RNA
Amount of ZmLAI
RNA
Normal
Mutated
ZmLAI
ZmLAI
Corn Plants
Based on the graph, what most likely happens in corn plant cells as a direct result of the mutated gene?
O Glucose synthesis increases.
DNA replication increases.
O Lipid production decreases.
Protein production decreases.
