Question

If an enzyme is absent during polypeptide production, what can occur?

a mutation
polymerization
replication
gene flow

Answer 1

I think Polymerization.

Answer 2

Enzymes are catalysts that speed up reactions and act as a bridge between two reactions. For example if one enzyme is absent in a chemical reaction the process will not proceed further or an incomplete product will be produced.

So if an enzyme is missing in a polypeptide production, Mutation is the best answer to chose. The reason is that polypeptide chain formation will stop and an incomplete product will be formed.