A gene has acquired a mutation in which the protein product has 50 additional amino acids at the end. Which region of the gene was likely mutated?
A) coding region
B) stop colon
C) terminator sequence
D) promoter sequence
E) start codon

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The mutation likely occurred at the stop codon, preventing the normal termination of translation and resulting in the addition of extra amino acids.

A Gene Has Acquired a Mutation in Which the Protein