NEET Biology question

After a mutation at a genetic locus character of an organism changes due to the change in

(A)Protein structureCorrect
(B)DNA replication
(C)Protein synthesis pattern
(D)RNA transcription pattern

Answer: (A)

Solution

A mutation alters the DNA sequence at a gene locus, which in turn changes the amino acid sequence (and hence the structure) of the protein encoded by that gene; it is this altered protein structure that ultimately produces the changed phenotypic character. DNA replication (b) is simply the

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