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Amino Mutation Lead Change Acid Sequence Polypeptide Degenerate

Mutations can change a polypeptide's amino acid sequence because the genetic code's degeneracy allows different triplets to code for the same amino acid.

Mutations can alter the amino acid sequence of a polypeptide because the genetic code is degenerate, meaning some amino acids are coded by multiple DNA triplets.

Front Why might a mutation lead to a change in amino acid sequence of a polypeptide
Back Degenerate nature of genetic code means some amino acids coded by more than one DNA triplet

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