0 0 votes A mutation in a gene that codes for a polypeptide results in a variant polypeptide that lacks the last three amino acids. What type of mutation is this? Synonymous mutation Nonsense mutation Missense mutation Silent mutation Molecular Biology and Genetics: gate2019 molecular-biology-and-genetics molecular-biology genetics + – soujanyareddy13 2.7k points answer comment Share Follow 0 reply Please log in or register to add a comment.