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Using the Genetic Code,predict What Type of Mutation Has Occurred

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Using the genetic code,predict what type of mutation has occurred in the hemoglobin sickle cell anemia allele.
Normal allele GGAAUGAAACAGGAACCC
Mutant allele GGAAUGAAACAGGUACCC


A) a point mutation,Val to Glu
B) a frame shift
C) addition of a new stop codon
D) a point mutation,Glu to Val

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