Genetic Mutations: Point Mutation & Nonsense

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Homework Statement


What do you call a mutation that changes the G nucleotide of the mRNA, which was transcribed from a mutated DNA?

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I believe the answer is a point mutation, more specifically nonsense since no protein is produced.
 
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I guess the answer that they are wanting from you is of form "a X → Y (point) mutation"
 

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