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Under which of the following conditions there will be no change in the reading frame of following mRNA?

5' AACAGCGGUGCUAUU 3'

a
Deletion of GGU from 7th , 8th and 9th positions
b
Insertion of G at 5th position
c
Deletion of G from 5th position
d
Insertion of A and G at 4th and 5th position  respectively

detailed solution

Correct option is A

Genetic code is triplet.If we delete GGU from 7th , 8th and 9th position then the entire codon will be deleted. Hence there will not be any change in the reading frame.Insertion of a single nucleotide alter the reading frame and will lead to frame shift mutationDeletion of a single nucleotide alter the reading frame and will lead to frame shift mutation.Addition of A and G will also alter the reading framing as genetic code is triplet.

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