If an organism is known to have a mutation in the DNA sequence of a gene that codes for an enzyme, but still produces a functional enzyme, which of the following is most likely TRUE?
A)The mutation did not lead to a change in the amino acid sequence of the enzyme.
B)Chaperone proteins are able to repair the error in the DNA sequence.
C)The mutation must have occurred in the part of the sequence coding for the active site.
D)Transcription of the gene into RNA is able to repair the mutation.

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If the organism still produces a functional enzyme, it means that the mutation did not affect the functionality of the protein. Therefore, it is likely that the mutation did not result in a change in the amino acid sequence of the enzyme.

If an Organism Is Known to Have a Mutation in the DNA