Alterations that change the sequence of information in a gene, leading to a change in the primary structure of a protein, are called

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Mutations are alterations in the DNA sequence that can change the sequence of information in a gene, leading to changes in the primary structure of a protein. Epigenetic modifications refer to changes in gene expression without altering the DNA sequence, while transcriptional modifications refer to changes in the process of transcribing DNA into RNA.

Alterations That Change the Sequence of Information in a Gene