Answer:
The type of mutation that occurs when one nucleotide in the DNA strand is replaced by another, but the change results in the same amino acid to be placed next in the protein is a silent mutation.
Step-by-step explanation:
Silent mutations are molecular mutations where, despite a change in one of the DNA nucleotides, this change has no impact on the amino acid sequence that a synthesized protein will have.
An example of a silent mutation is the change in a DNA sequence TTC where a thymine replaces the cytosine, obtaining the TTT sequence:
Normal With mutation
DNA TTC TTT
mRNA AAG AAA
Amino Acid Lys Lys
There was a nucleotide change in the DNA, but the encoded amino acid was the same, which is a silent mutation that does not affect the amino acid sequence of a protein, its structure or function.