Question

What would happen if a cell transcribed and translated a gene’s intron by mistake?(1 point)
Responses

Additional amino acids would be inserted into the chain.
Additional amino acids would be inserted into the chain.

The intron would begin to duplicate itself.
The intron would begin to duplicate itself.

Errors in the protein folding would be repaired.
Errors in the protein folding would be repaired.

The DNA would remain the same as before.
The DNA would remain the same as before.

Answer 1

Additional amino acids would be inserted into the chain.

If an intron is not spliced out and is translated, its nucleotide sequence would be read as codons, adding extra amino acids (often disrupting function or causing premature stop codons), but it doesn't change the DNA.