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  • Understanding UAG to UCG Mutation: Impact on Protein Synthesis
    Here's how to break down the mutation and its effect:

    * Original Codon: UAG

    * Mutation: UAG to UCG

    * Original Amino Acid: UAG is a stop codon, meaning it signals the end of protein synthesis.

    * New Codon: UCG

    * New Amino Acid: UCG codes for Serine (Ser).

    Therefore, the mutation would change a stop codon to a codon that codes for the amino acid Serine.

    This type of mutation is known as a nonsense mutation because it changes a codon that normally specifies an amino acid into a stop codon, resulting in a truncated protein. In this case, however, it actually changes a stop codon into a sense codon, resulting in an extended protein.

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