Which statement about synonymous substitutions is false?
A) They do not change the amino acid sequence of the protein.
B) They are the same as silent substitutions.
C) They generally evolve at a faster rate than nonsynonymous substitutions.
D) They are less likely to be influenced by natural selection than nonsynonymous substitutions are.
E) They change the amino acid sequence of the protein.
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