Due to the degenerate nature of the genetic code, a substitution mutation may have no effect if the change in a triplet still codes for the same amino acid.
Devido à natureza degenerada do código genético, uma mutação de substituição pode não ter efeito se a mudança num triplete ainda codificar o mesmo aminoácido.
| Front | Why might a substitution mutation not have an affect? |
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| Back | Due to the genetic code being degenerate and the amino acids being able to be coded by more than 1 triplet. A change in a triplet may not change the amino acid as the change may still code for the same amino acid |
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