2.12-DNA mutations

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What is silent mutation?

When there’s no change in amino acid order due to the degenerate nature of genetic code

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What is the level of severity in a silent mutation?

None

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What is the outcome of the missense mutation?

Only one amino acid changes so it’s unlikely to impact overall protein structure

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What is the level of severity of a missense mutation

Low-Medium

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What is the outcome of a nonsense mutation?

The introduction of a stop codon in the middle of the base sequence and no protein is produced

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What is the severity of a missense mutation?

High

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What is the outcome of a frameshift mutation?

The deletion or insertion of a base which then alters the order of all amino acids downstream from the mutation, producing a non-functioning protein

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What is the level of severity of a frameshift mutation?

High