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Nonsense mutation

In this example, the nucleotide cytosine is replaced by thymine in the DNA code, signaling the cell to shorten the protein.

In this example, the nucleotide cytosine is replaced by thymine in the DNA code, signaling the cell to shorten the protein.

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Published: October 3, 2008