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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O Nitrogen is vital for plant species survival.

Proteins are not related to DNA.

O Changes in DNA can affect protein function.

Mutations in DNA are always harmful to organisms.

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Changes in DNA can affect protein function.

A single mutation in the gene (DNA) produced a nonfunctional protein, showing that DNA changes can alter proteins and their function.