Missense and Nonsense Codons Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) PDF Download

MCQ 1: A point mutation in which a single nucleotide change results in a codon is

1. Missense mutation
2. nonsense mutation
3. point mutation
4. Substitutions

MCQ 2: When the mutation in codon may not produce any change in translation than it is called

1. point mutation
2. silent mutation
3. missense mutation
4. nonsense mutation

MCQ 3: The presence of nonsense codon causes termination of

1. translation
2. transcription
3. DNA synthesis
4. DNA replication

MCQ 4: Missense mutation can result in disease like

1. Cancer
2. Tuberculosis
3. Sickle cell
4. Fever

MCQ 5: A codon for which no normal tRNA molecule exists is called

1. Missense codon
2. nonsense codon
3. point mutation
4. none of above