A geneticist found that a particular mutation has no effect on the protein codes by a gene. what do you think is the most likely type of mutation in this gene? The answer is silent mutation, but why?

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Hezekiah Warner

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A geneticist found that a particular mutation has no effect on the protein codes by a gene. what do you think is the most likely type of mutation in this gene? The answer is silent mutation, but why?

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Steve Oneal · Answer 1

Because the mutation which does not have any effect on protein code I. e. even after the mutation if the gene still codes the same protein is called silent mutation