Multiple choice

Which of the following mutations does not cause any change in the final protein products?

  1. Missense mutation

  2. Nonsense mutation

  3. Silent mutation

  4. Splice site mutation
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C Correct answer
Explanation

This mutation causes no change in the final protein product and can only be identified by sequencing the gene. Most amino acids that make up a protein are encoded by several different codons.

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