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What type of mutation causes a change in what amino acid the DNA strand

codes for?
Silent
Non Silent

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Non Silent

Step-by-step explanation:

Mutation, is generally, any change or alteration to the genetic sequence of a DNA. However, mutation can be of different types depending on how it occurs. According to this question, a mutation is said to be SILENT if it involves the substitution of a nucleotide with another nucleotide that does not change the protein molecule encoded by the gene. In other words, the mutation happens in such a way that both the original sequence of gene and the mutated one codes for the same amino acid sequence (protein).

On the other hand, a mutation is NON SILENT i.e missense or nonsense mutations, if the mutation causes a change in what amino acid the DNA strand codes for. For example, in missense mutation, a different amino acid is produced while in nonsense mutation, a STOP codon is produced.

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