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  4. When a mutational event leads to the replacement of one codon for another calling for the same amino acid, the resulting mutation is known as

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Q. When a mutational event leads to the replacement of one codon for another calling for the same amino acid, the resulting mutation is known as

NTA AbhyasNTA Abhyas 2020Principles of Inheritance and Variation

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A silent mutation is a change in the sequence of nucleotide bases which constitutes DNA, without a subsequent change in the amino acid or the function of the overall protein. A silent mutation can be caused many ways, but the key point is that it does not change the function of the amino acid or subsequent proteins. Silent mutations are mutations in DNA that do not have an observable effect on the organism's phenotype.