Refer back to Figure 14.6 to answer this question. Which of the following nucleotide substitutions in a codon in a gene that codes for a protein would likely have the most harmful affect on the activity of the protein?

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The nucleotide substitution in choice B changes the codon from encoding the amino acid serine (S) to a stop codon (UGA), which would result in premature termination of the protein and likely lead to a nonfunctional or severely impaired protein.

Refer Back to Figure 14 →\to→ GGC B) GGA →\to→ UGA C) GGA

Refer Back to Figure 14 $\to$ GGC
B) GGA $\to$ UGA
C) GGA