Based on the gene and protein sequences that follow,what type of mutation has occurred and what is its effect on the polypeptide?
Normal gene: ATGGCCGGCCCGAAAGAGACC
Mutated gene: ATGGCCGGCACCGAAAGAGACC
Normal protein: Met-Ala-Gly-Pro-Lys-Glu-Thr
Mutated protein: Met-Ala-Gly-Thr-Glu-Arg-Asp
A)base addition - silent
B)substitution - misense
C)base addition - missense
D)substitution - frameshift
E)base addition - frameshift

Question

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The mutation involves the addition of a base (C) in the gene sequence, causing a frameshift that alters the reading frame and changes the resulting polypeptide sequence.

Based on the Gene and Protein Sequences That Follow,what Type