Final Answer:
Original DNA Sequence: T A C A C C T T G G C G A C G A C T ...
mRNA Sequence: A U G U G G A A C C G C U G C U G A ...
Amino Acid Sequence: Met - Trp - Asn - Arg - Cys - Stop
Mutated DNA Sequence #1: T A C A T C T T G G C G A C G A C T ...
mRNA Sequence: A U G U A G A A C C G C U G C U G A ...
Amino Acid Sequence: Met - Stop
Will there likely be effects? Yes
What type of mutation is this? Nonsense (Substitution)
Mutated DNA Sequence #2: T A C G A C C T T G G C G A C G A C T ...
mRNA Sequence: A U G C U G G A A C C G C U G C U G A ...
Amino Acid Sequence: Met - Leu - Glu - Pro - Leu - Leu
Will there likely be effects? Yes
What type of mutation is this? Frameshift (Insertion)
Mutated DNA Sequence #3: T A C A C C T T A G G C G A C G A C T ...
mRNA Sequence: A U G U G G A A U C C G C U G C U G A ...
Amino Acid Sequence: Met - Trp - Asn - Pro - Leu - Leu
Will there likely be effects? Yes
What type of mutation is this? Missense (Substitution)
Mutated DNA Sequence #4: T A C A C C T T G G C G A C T A C T ...
mRNA Sequence: A U G U G G A A C C G C U G A U G A ...
Amino Acid Sequence: Met - Trp - Asn - Arg - Stop
Will there likely be effects? Yes
What type of mutation is this? Nonsense (Substitution)
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