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What would happen if you changed a single nitrogen base in one gene of the alien's DNA
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What would happen if you changed a single nitrogen base in one gene of the alien's DNA

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Changing a single nitrogen base can alter the amino acid that is expressed by that DNA codon, which can lead to a completely different protein being expressed. These mutations can be completely harmless, potentially fatal or in between.
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