In a "Silent" Mutation

question 50

Multiple Choice

In a "silent" mutation

• A)the codon that mutates causes a change in the amino acid specified.
• B)the codon that mutates does not cause a change in the amino acid specified.
• C)the codon that mutates causes a stop codon to occur instead of the placement of an amino acid.
• D)the mutation does not occur in a codon.
• E)the mutation is not in DNA.

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