A mutation within a gene that will insert a premature stop codon in mRNA would ________.
A)result in a longer polypeptide chain
B)result in a shortened polypeptide chain
C)change the location at which transcription of the next gene begins
D)have the same effect as deleting a single nucleotide in the gene

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A premature stop codon in mRNA will lead to early termination of translation, resulting in a shortened polypeptide chain.

A Mutation Within a Gene That Will Insert a Premature