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Explain how mutations in DNA change the sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide chain

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Answer: Since each codon is translated into a single amino acid in the final polypeptide chain, changing one codon changed the type of amino acid that is placed in the polypeptide at this position. The new polypeptide is different (has a different sequence of amino acids) than the original polypeptide.

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