What type of mutation causes the "mutant" variety of the PTC gene?  a A point mutation which lead to a nonsense mutation  b A addition mutation which lead to a frameshift  c A substitution mutation which lead to a missense mutation  d A deletion mutation which lead to a SNP mutation

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What type of mutation causes the "mutant" variety of the PTC gene?

 a
A point mutation which lead to a nonsense mutation
 b
A addition mutation which lead to a frameshift
 c
A substitution mutation which lead to a missense mutation
 d
A deletion mutation which lead to a SNP mutation
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