Select the best process listed below for each of the following statements. Note that you need to know that the sequence of amino acids directly reflects the sequence of genes that coded for their placement.
-A small region of a protein from three species is sequenced and found to be as follows:
species X is alanine,glycine,threonine,alanine
species Y is alanine,glycine,threonine,alanine
species Z is alanine,valine,glycine,threonine,alanine
The difference in the amino acid sequence of species Z is most likely due to this.
A)Inversion
B)Deletion
C)Gene duplication
D)Translocation
E)Insertion

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The difference in amino acid sequence between species Z and X/Y can be attributed to an insertion mutation in species Z, where an additional valine amino acid was inserted into the sequence.

Select the Best Process Listed Below for Each of the Following