Scenario
While working with cultured mouse cells, a researcher unknowingly treated the cells with a mutagen that causes the deletion or insertion of individual nucleotides in DNA. Subsequently, the researcher isolated and cultured a single cell from this group and noticed that the progeny of this cell were not producing a certain protein, and that this affected their survival.
-The mutation that resulted from the accident was probably ________.

Question

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The mutation changed the triplet grouping of the genetic message, which would result in a different amino acid sequence in the protein. This could explain why the progeny of the cell were not producing a certain protein, and that this affected their survival.

Scenario While Working with Cultured Mouse Cells, a Researcher Unknowingly Treated