A mutation that results in premature termination of translation
A) is a reading frame mutation.
B) is a missense mutation.
C) usually has no effect on the function of the protein.
D) is a silent mutation.
E) is a nonsense mutation.

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A mutation that results in premature termination of translation is called a nonsense mutation. It results in a truncated and often non-functional protein due to the premature ending of the amino acid sequence.

A Mutation That Results in Premature Termination of Translation