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How do mutations affect a cell?

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Briefly, the DNA in our cells is translated by cell machinery to make proteins. The sequence of amino acids in a protein determines its function. The DNA sequence of a gene determines the amino acid sequence of the resulting protein. Thus, any changes in DNA sequence can result in changes in protein function.
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