A geneticist found that a particular mutation had no effect on the protein coded by a gene. What do you think is the most likely type of mutation in this gene? Why?
2 Answers
Dec 2, 2015
Point mutation since it had no effect on the protein coded then it still codes for the same amino acid.
Dec 2, 2015
It could be a silent mutation which means it happened in the non coding part of the gene and this is why it did not affect the phenotype.
It could also be a substitution mutation but the new code that was developed codes for the same amino acid, and this is why the protein did not change.
