Biology A-Level
silent mutation
What silent mutation means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of silent mutation
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A substitution that produces a synonymous codon, leaving the amino acid sequence unchanged, so tertiary structure and function are usually unaffected.
Topics that use silent mutation
Related terms
- alleles
- chemical mutagens
- chromosome content diagrams
- crossing over
- degenerate code
- frameshift
- genetic variation
- independent segregation
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