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MT 205 CYTOGENETICS – Final Term – Assignment No.

NAME:___________________________________________ SECTION:________________________

I. INSTRUCTIONS: Given the original sequence, identify the type of mutations listed below. If it is point
mutation, determine if it is MISSENSE, SILENT, or NONSENSE. Identify also if it is TRANSITION or
TRANSVERSION. If the mutation is a frameshift mutation, determine if it is DELETION, or INSERTION.
Write also the corresponding mRNA and amino acid sequence.

The original sequence is:


DNA: TGCGTGCTTAAGCGGTGTACACGTTGC
mRNA: ACGCACGAAUUCGCCACAUGUGCAACG
Amino acid: Thr His Glu Phe Ala Thr Cys Ala Thr

1. DNA: TGCGTGCTTAAGCGATGTACACGTTGC
2. DNA: TGCGTGCTTAAGCGGTGTGCACGTTGC
3. DNA: TGCGTGCTTAAGTAGTGTACACGTTGC
4. DNA: TGCGTGCTTACTCGGTGTGCACGTTGC
5. DNA: GCGTGCTTAAGCGGTGTACACGTTGC

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