Just like the bacteria, the archaea have evolved a diverse array of metabolic pathways. As extremophiles, their metabolism shows many adaptations to the extreme environments of their habitat. There are facultative and obligate anaerobes and aerobic organisms in this kingdom.
The correct answer is: silent mutation
There are a few types of genetic mutation that can change genetic code. Those mutations can be classified:
1. Substitution-only one base is changed
• Nonsense mutations-when substitution leads to the formation of a stop codon instead of a codon
• Missense mutations-when one nucleotide is substituted and a different codon is formed
• Silent mutations-when a nucleotide is substituted and the same amino acid is produced
2. Insertion- extra base pairs are inserted
3. Deletion- section of DNA is deleted
