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If the final segment ctc ctc ttc of the normal hemoglobin dna sequence underwent a point mutation to become ctc ctt ttc, would it affect the resulting protein?

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The given mutation of the DNA segment ctc ctc ttc to ctc ctt ttc is a known type of mutation in the gene for beta-globin. The translated protein remains unchanged because both the CTT and CTC codons code for the amino acid glutamic acid. 
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