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a mutation in a triplet code that ends up coding for the same amino acid is referred to as a silent mutation. in what sense is it silent?
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a mutation in a triplet code that ends up coding for the same amino acid is referred to as a silent mutation. in what sense is it silent?

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Silent mutations are base substitutions that result in no change of the amino acid or amino acid functionality when the altered messenger RNA (mRNA) is translated.
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