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

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

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.

Additional amino acids would be inserted into the chain.

Answer 1

If a cell transcribed and translated a gene's intron by mistake, the most likely outcome would be "Additional amino acids would be inserted into the chain."

Introns are non-coding regions that are normally spliced out during mRNA processing. If the intron is mistakenly included and translated, it could result in additional, potentially non-functional amino acids being added to the protein, leading to a misfolded or non-functional protein.