What would be the MOST likely effect of mutating the consensus sequence found at the 5' splice site of an intron?
A) A shorter than normal protein would be produced.
B) Replication would be inhibited.
C) A longer than normal mRNA would be produced.
D) A longer than normal DNA would be produced.
E) Transcription would terminate prematurely.

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Mutating the consensus sequence at the 5' splice site would likely disrupt normal splicing, causing the intron to be retained in the mRNA. This would result in a longer than normal mRNA.

What Would Be the MOST Likely Effect of Mutating the Consensus