A Mutation Occurs Such That a Spliceosome Cannot Remove One

A mutation occurs such that a spliceosome cannot remove one of the introns in a gene. What effect will this have on that gene?

A) It will have no effect; the gene will be transcribed and translated into protein.
B) Transcription will terminate early and the protein will not be made.
C) Transcription will proceed, but translation will stop at the site where the intron remains.
D) Translation will continue, but a nonfunctional protein will be made.
E) Translation will continue and will skip the intron sequence.

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