UGU and UGC both code for cysteine.A change from UGU to UGC would thus be a(n)_______ mutation.
A) missense
B) nonsense
C) ambiguous
D) silent
E) frame-shift

Name: UGU and UGC both code for cysteine.A change from UGU to UGC would thus be a(n)_______ mutation. A) missense B) nonsense C) ambiguous D) silent E) frame-shift
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A silent mutation is a change in the nucleotide sequence that does not alter the amino acid sequence of the protein, as both UGU and UGC code for cysteine.

UGU and UGC Both Code for Cysteine