Because of the redundancy in the genetic code, many mutations in the coding regions of genes are
A) transitions.
B) transversions.
C) inversions.
D) somatic mutations.
E) silent mutations.

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Due to the redundancy of the genetic code, many mutations may not result in a change to the resulting amino acid sequence. These are known as silent mutations. transitions and transversions are types of substitution mutations that can be either silent or result in a change to the amino acid sequence, and inversions are a type of chromosomal mutation. Somatic mutations occur in non-reproductive cells and are not relevant to the genetic code redundancy. Therefore, the most appropriate answer is E) silent mutations.

Because of the Redundancy in the Genetic Code, Many Mutations