The following sequence is part of the coding strand of a gene, somewhere in the middle of the open reading frame (i.e. we're already i n the correct frame and the initiating codon was upstream of this sequence). TGCCATGCGCGCGGCGA A GAT
Suppose the bold underlined A is changed to a G . If the sequence was then transcribed and translated, what effect would this have?

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The following sequence is part of the coding strand of a gene, somewhere in the middle of the open reading frame (i.e. we're already  i n the correct frame and the initiating codon was upstream of this sequence). TGCCATGCGCGCGGCGA A GAT 
 Suppose the bold underlined  A  is changed  to a  G . If the sequence was then transcribed and translated, what effect would this have?

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Sigh. Nothing will happen. Will all questions be this easy?

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A charged amino acid will be incorporated

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The amino acid K will be incorporated

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