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Scientists develop a genetically modified plant species that has a nonfunctional protein. The protein is necessary for the plant to use nitrogen. The species has a single mutation in a gene.

What does this tell us about the relationship between DNA and proteins?

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Changes in DNA can affect protein function.
Changes in DNA can affect protein function.

Mutations in DNA are always harmful to organisms.
Mutations in DNA are always harmful to organisms.

Proteins are not related to DNA.
Proteins are not related to DNA.

Nitrogen is vital for plant species survival.

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Changes in DNA can affect protein function.

Explanation: A single mutation in the gene (DNA) produced a nonfunctional protein, showing that DNA sequence changes can alter the structure and function of proteins.