Which of the following gene mutations will always lead to a shortened protein?
A) missence mutation
B) nonsense mutation
C) frameshift mutation
D) deletion mutation

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A nonsense mutation is a type of point mutation that causes a premature stop codon to be generated in the mRNA sequence. This premature stop codon will result in the translation of a shortened protein since the ribosome will terminate translation prematurely.

Which of the Following Gene Mutations Will Always Lead to a Shortened