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A point mutation could have no impact or it could be lethal. It depends on whether the mutation changes the amino acid sequence of a protein, or if it changes the amino acid at a critical location in the protein.

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A change in a single nucleotide in DNA-?

A mutation


A mutation that involves a single nucleotide is called a(an)?

Point Mutation- a type of gene mutation in which only a single nucleotide in a gene has been changed.


Can a point mutation be frameshift mutation?

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Mutations that change one or just a few of nucleotides in a gene on a chromosome are called what?

the correct answer is C. a substitution i know this cause i have this book to this question and point mutation is not one of the answer and i found the answer in the book -No its substituton you jack wagon your books wrong


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Sorry to burst the persons bubble that said frameshift mutation but its wrong. Point mutation-gene mutation involving changes in one or a few nucleotides. point mutation


A change in a single DNA nucleotide is called?

Yes but Mutation point 😂 A. Point Mutation


What cell mutation does not impact the phenotype of the organism because the protein remains unchanged?

It is possible for a point mutation to not change the sequence of amino acids in a protein. This will result in the protein being unchanged and will not affect the phenotype.


What type of point mutation is dwarfism?

One type of dwarfism that is a point mutation is achondroplasia.


What are mutations that occur at a single point?

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