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Changing the codon UUA to CUA is an example of a ______________mutation. You will need to look up what these codons code for to properly answer this question.

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Answer: Silent Mutation

Mutations happen to DNA blood cells but the effects are seen in amino acid sequences. Genesis is the physical unit of genes that transmits information from one cell to another and thereby create a new generation.

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silent mutation

Step-by-step explanation:

silent mutation is the change in the nucleotide sequence of a gene that does not alter the amino acid sequence of the encoded protein. This type of mutation does not have any observable effects on the organism's phenotype.

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