NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -A nucleotide change in the DNA that does not result in an amino acid change in the protein is called a “synonomous” or “silent” mutation (see Figure 3.3).

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: -Silent mutations are mutations in DNA that do not have an observable effect on the organism’s phenotype. They are a specific type of neutral mutation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Silent mutations cause a change in one of the letters in the triplet code that encodes a codon, but the amino acid that is coded for stays identical or biochemical characteristics that are comparable despite the single base change. A silent mutation is neutral if it codes for a protein that is still functional.