INTRODUCTION TO MICROSCOPY CELL BIOLOGY
DIFFERENTIATED CELL
Question
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Mutations cannot cause damage to DNA
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -B. Silent mutations are a result of the redundancy (degeneracy) of the genetic code: This is false, as silent mutations are the result of a base substitution that has no discernible effect on the amino acid sequence of a protein.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mutational effects can be beneficial, harmful, or neutral, depending on their context or location. Most non-neutral mutations are deleterious. In general, the more base pairs that are affected by a mutation, the larger the effect of the mutation, and the larger the mutation’s probability of being deleterious.
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