hard · MCAT
During the synthesis of a protein, a mutation occurs that replaces a G with a U in the third position of a codon.
If both the original and mutated codons code for the same amino acid, what is the best classification for this mutation?
- Frameshift mutation
- Silent mutation
- Nonsense mutation
- Missense mutation
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