Question

sometimes mutations occur in which the sequence of nucleotides within a gene becomes altered. which of the following describes how a gene mutation would most likely affect an organism? a. it would cause different proteins to be produced during translation. b. it would cause the codons produced to be more or less than 3 nucleotides in length. c. it would cause the sugar - phosphate backbone of all of the organisms dna to be modified. d. it would cause the wrong type of nucleic acid to be incorporated into the organisms genes.

Explanation:

A gene mutation occurs when there is a change in the DNA sequence. If the wrong type of nucleic acid is incorporated into the organism's genes, it would cause the genes to be modified in an incorrect way, which is a likely outcome of a gene - mutation event. Options B, C, and D do not accurately describe typical ways gene mutations occur at the nucleic - acid incorporation level. Protein production issues during translation (Option A) are more related to problems in the translation process rather than the initial gene - mutation step of nucleic acid incorporation. Modifying the sugar - phosphate backbone (Option C) is not the most common way a gene mutation occurs in terms of nucleic acid incorporation. And issues with codon length (Option D) are also not directly related to incorrect nucleic acid incorporation in gene mutations.

Answer:

A. It would cause different proteins to be produced during translation.
B. It would cause the codons produced to be more or less than 3 nucleotides in length.
C. It would cause the sugar - phosphate backbone of all of the organism's DNA to be modified.
D. It would cause the wrong type of nucleic acid to be incorporated into the organism's genes. (Correct answer)