Answer:
A mutation during protein synthesis may not affect the protein since the mutation causes a new code for the same amino acid, the protein will still function normally.
Explanation:
Protein synthesis depends on the transcription of DNA to RNA, and on the sequence of nucleotides in the chain, determining the triplets or codons that encode a specific amino acid.
In protein synthesis, when a mutation alters the codon, changing one nucleotide for another, it is possible that the mutation does not alter the amino acid and the protein functions correctly. This is because an amino acid can be encoded by several codons, as occurs with leucine, which is encoded by CUU, CUC, CUA and CUG.
<em> The other options are not correct because one mutation does not give better amino acids or more powerful proteins.</em>
The iron-rich minerals present in the magma align themselves with the already existing magnetic field of the Earth. When the magma starts to cool down, the iron rich minerals are the first to solidify first. The magnetic field of the Earth align these minerals as the needle of the compass. The alignment of these iron-minerals is fixed once the magma is solidified completely.
Hence, the given blanks can be filled with 'iron and solidify'. respectively.
I truly believe the answer is choice A.
