A geneticist found that a particular mutation had no effect on the protein coded by a gene. What do you think is the most likely type of mutation in this gene? Why?

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Ivy Acosta · Accepted Answer

Point mutation since it had no effect on the protein coded then it still codes for the same amino acid.

Ivy Acosta · Answer

It could be a silent mutation which means it happened in the non coding part of the gene and this is why it did not affect the phenotype.
It could also be a substitution mutation but the new code that was developed codes for the same amino acid, and this is why the protein did not change.

Sebastian Alvarez · Answer

undefined The most likely type of mutation in this gene is a silent mutation. This type of mutation does not change the amino acid sequence of the protein, typically occurring in the third base of a codon, where changes may not affect the protein's function.

Elias Aboujaoude · Answer

undefined The most likely type of mutation in this gene is a silent mutation. This type of mutation occurs when a change in the DNA sequence does not result in any change to the amino acid sequence of the protein encoded by the gene. Therefore, the mutation has no effect on the protein's function.