When a mutation results in no significant change in the production of a functional protein, it's called a?

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DIA [1.3K]2 years ago

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The right answer is: neutral mutation.

Neutral mutation is a nucleotide change in the DNA of the leading to the replacement of one amino acid by another amino acid possessing the same physicochemical properties.

example: AAA to AGA (Lysine to Arginine).

both these two amino acids are positively charged, so the charge of the protein will not change

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