A change in a single nucleotide that results in no change in the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide produced is known as a
A)nonsense mutation.
B)frameshift mutation.
C)missense mutation.
D)silent mutation.
E)none of the above

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A silent mutation is a change in a single nucleotide that does not alter the amino acid sequence of the protein due to the redundancy of the genetic code.

A Change in a Single Nucleotide That Results in No