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8. The new drug described in the chapter opener changes the amino acid glycine into aspartic acid at the 551st DNA base in the

 

8. The new drug described in the chapter opener changes the amino acid glycine into aspartic acid at the 551st DNA base in the gene encoding the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator, an ion channel. a. Identify a single DNA base change that could produce this amino acid change. b. What type of mutation does the chapter opener describe?

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