Multiple choice

Which among the following mutations has no effect on the functioning of the protein?

  1. Silent mutations

  2. Nonsense mutations

  3. Missense mutations

  4. Non-conservative mutations

  5. Conservative mutations
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Explanation

Silent mutations codes for the same amino acid. A silent mutation has no effect on the functioning of the protein. A single nucleotide can change, but the new codon specifies the same amino acid, resulting in an unmutated protein.

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