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Certain gene mutations do not lead to any apparent damage. These mutations are generally the ones in which the resulting amino acid is not changed.
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∙ 11y agoA mutation that takes place in regions that do not code for proteins or RNA, or regions that are not involved in regulation.
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∙ 11y agoA mutation which does not take place in coding regions, nor in regulation regions.
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∙ 13y agoSubstitution
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What type of mutation is likely to have the least effect on an organism?
A silent mutation has the least effect on an organism. It is when the codon is changed to the same amino acid.
Which type of mutation causes the most change to the protein produced?
A silent mutation
Mutation that involves a single nucleotide is called?
Point Mutation is the mutation that involves a single or few nucleotide. This type of mutation replaces a single nucleotide to another.
How is fungi harmful to other living things?
fungi is the cause of food moulds, and some skin rashes such as warts. So it can be infectious to the things it comes in contact with and potentially harmful to that organism.
What type of mutation is caused by adding one nucleotide into the middle of a sequence?
frameshift mutation
What type of mutation will affect the largest number of proteins produces by an organism?
Chromosomal mutation
What type of mutation is likely to have the least effect on an organism?
A silent mutation has the least effect on an organism. It is when the codon is changed to the same amino acid.
What is a mutation called that has no effect on an organism?
A point mutation, in which one nitrogen base in a codon is substituted for another, may have no effect on an organism. This is true if the base substitution does not change the amino acid that the codon represents, or if the mutation occurs in a non-critical location in the protein so that the protein's structure is not changed significantly and the protein is still able to function.
Which type of mutation causes the most change to the protein produced?
A silent mutation
What is beneficial mutations?
Well, there is no specific type of mutation that is beneficial. They can be harmful, helpful, or have no effect at all.
Is a chromosomal mutation where pieces of the chromosome are switched?
Nope, what you're thinking of is actually called an inversion mutation (a type of structural aberration); a chromosomal mutation is simply any sort of mutation that affects an organism's genotype.
Why are point mutations harmless?
Not all are that harmless. Sickle cell disease is a point mutation. A missense mutation can be harmful, but substituting one purine base for another, or having the same type of amino acid, hydrophobic to hydrophobic for instance, made is not harmful.
Will a mutation that occurs in a skin cell be passed on to organism offspring?
Depends on how likely the mutation is to occur (how dominate) and on the genetics of the other parent. If the offspring is a clone, the mutation will be passed from parent to clone.
What is the type of mutation that causes hemophilia?
There is no single type of mutation that causes Hemophilia A. It is not the type of mutation but rather the location of the mutation within the genetic code.
What type of mutation is albinism?
It is a mutation/
What type of mutation causes sickle-cell anemia?
it is caused by substitution in your DNA and causes a harmful change the only benifet from this is protection against malaria
Is translocation a type of mutation?
chromosomal mutation
