When a mutation results in no significant change in the production of a functional protein, it's called a
A) frameshift mutation.
B) substitution mutation.
C) normal mutation.
D) neutral mutation.

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A neutral mutation is a type of mutation that does not affect the function of the protein produced. It may occur due to a substitution of a nucleotide base that codes for the same amino acid or due to a change in a non-coding region of DNA. It does not result in a frameshift that alters the entire protein sequence.

When a Mutation Results in No Significant Change in the Production