Silent, missense, and nonsense mutations all characterized by their effect on the resulting:(1 point)

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Number of base pairs removed
Number of base pairs removed

Amino Acid
Amino Acid

Gene transcription
Gene transcription

Protein shape

Answer 1

Silent, missense, and nonsense mutations are characterized by their effect on the resulting:

Amino Acid.

• Silent mutations do not change the amino acid sequence, even though there may be a change in the DNA sequence.
• Missense mutations result in a change in one amino acid in the protein sequence.
• Nonsense mutations create a premature stop codon, resulting in a truncated protein.

These mutations primarily affect the amino acid sequence of the protein produced.