A point mutation that results in the substitution of one amino acid for another within a protein is a ______.

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A point mutation that results in the substitution of one amino acid for another within a protein is a missense mutation.
This type of mutation is a change in one DNA base pair that results in the substitution of one amino acid for another in the protein made by a gene.

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