A __________ mutation does not alter the amino acid sequence of the resulting protein.

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A silent mutation is a type of mutation that does not alter the amino acid sequence of the resulting protein. This is because the mutation occurs within the degenerate third position of the codon, where multiple different codons can code for the same amino acid. Therefore, even if the third position changes, the same amino acid can still be coded for. Missense mutations alter the sequence of the resulting protein by changing one amino acid for another, while nonsense mutations introduce a premature stop codon, leading to a truncated and potentially non-functional protein.

A __________ Mutation Does Not Alter the Amino Acid Sequence