A gene can be mutated with no resulting functional change in the protein that is produced from that gene if:

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A mutation that changes a codon, but still codes for the same amino acid as the original codon, is called a silent mutation. This type of mutation does not result in a functional change in the protein produced from that gene because the same amino acid is still incorporated into the protein.

A Gene Can Be Mutated with No Resulting Functional Change