THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE
DNA MAKES RNA MAKES PROTEIN
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Deletions
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Insertions
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Substitutions
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Any mutation could cause an abnormal acid sequence
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Detailed explanation-1: -Therefore, frameshift mutations result in abnormal protein products with an incorrect amino acid sequence that can be either longer or shorter than the normal protein.
Detailed explanation-2: -Silent mutation: Silent mutations cause a change in the sequence of bases in a DNA molecule, but do not result in a change in the amino acid sequence of a protein (Figure 1).
Detailed explanation-3: -A mutation in the amino acid sequence may alter the structure of a protein but it does not necessarily alter its function, although, the mutation at specific sites such as conserved residues can bring about a change in the structure and function of the protein.
Detailed explanation-4: -A missense mutation changes the identity of a codon from one amino acid to another, resulting in a change to the protein primary structure.