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HELP ASAP!!! Based on your answer above, is it likely that these mutated genes would produce a working protein? Explain why or why not using ONE of the following terms: nonsense mutation, missense mutation,
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Based on your answer above, is it likely that these mutated genes would produce a working protein? Explain why or why not using ONE of the following terms: nonsense mutation, missense mutation, vs silent mutation. [need help with these terms? see Apex 8.3.1 pg 8]

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Nonsense mutation: a sense codon changes into a chain-terminating codon.
Missense mutation: a single nucleotide changes the codon and the corresponding amino acid
Silent mutation: A change in that does not result in a change of amino acids (ex: AAA and AAG both code for lysine)
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