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Pls help!!! Describe how changes (mutations) to genes can result in changes to proteins.

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Answer: A mutation can cause a protein to malfunction or not be created at all by altering the instructions for generating it in a gene.

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Answer:

By changing a gene's instructions for making a protein, a variant can cause a protein to malfunction or to not be produced at all.

Step-by-step explanation:

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