What type of gene mutation occurred to produce the following protein sequence?
Normal: JAYBIRDCATPAW
Mutated: JAYBIRDBATPAW
A)nonsense
B)missense
C)silent
D)sense
E)frameshift

Question

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The mutation changed the amino acid "C" to "T" in the second-to-last position of the protein sequence, resulting in a change from CAT to BAT. This is a missense mutation because it altered the amino acid sequence of the protein.

What Type of Gene Mutation Occurred to Produce the Following