Silent mutation
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silent-mutation-188-11404509
title:
Silent mutation
text:
Silent mutations are mutations in DNA that do not have an observable effect on the organism's phenotype. The phrase silent mutation is often used interchangeably with the phrase synonymous mutation; however, synonymous mutations are not always silent, nor vice versa. Synonymous mutations can affect transcription, splicing, mRNA transport, and translation, any of which could alter phenotype, rendering the synonymous mutation non-silent. The substrate specificity of the tRNA to the rare codon can
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encyclopedia
description:
DNA mutation with no observable effect on an organism's phenotype
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_mutation
date created:
2004-12-10T01:00:30Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T21:42:54Z
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