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  2. Silent mutation - Wikipedia

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    One silent mutation causes the dopamine receptor D2 gene to be less stable and degrade faster, underexpressing the gene. A silent mutation in the multidrug resistance gene 1 , which codes for a cellular membrane pump that expels drugs from the cell, can slow down translation in a specific location to allow the peptide chain to bend into an ...

  3. Synonymous substitution - Wikipedia

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    A synonymous mutation can affect transcription, splicing, mRNA transport, and translation, any of which could alter the resulting phenotype, rendering the synonymous mutation non-silent. [3] The substrate specificity of the tRNA to the rare codon can affect the timing of translation, and in turn the co-translational folding of the protein. [1]

  4. Nonsynonymous substitution - Wikipedia

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    A nonsynonymous substitution is a nucleotide mutation that alters the amino acid sequence of a protein.Nonsynonymous substitutions differ from synonymous substitutions, which do not alter amino acid sequences and are (sometimes) silent mutations.

  5. Mutation - Wikipedia

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    In biology, a mutation is an alteration in the nucleic acid sequence of the genome of an organism, virus, or extrachromosomal DNA. [1] ... then it is called silent ...

  6. Missense mutation - Wikipedia

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    In genetics, a missense mutation is a point mutation in which a single nucleotide change results in a codon that codes for a different amino acid. [1] It is a type of nonsynonymous substitution . Substitution of protein from DNA mutations

  7. McDonald–Kreitman test - Wikipedia

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    A site in a protein-coding sequence of DNA is nonsynonymous if a point mutation at that site results in a change in the amino acid, resulting in a change in the organism's phenotype. [3] Typically, silent mutations in protein-coding regions are used as the "control" in the McDonald–Kreitman test.

  8. Single-nucleotide polymorphism - Wikipedia

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    An example would be a seemingly silent mutation in the multidrug resistance gene 1 , which codes for a cellular membrane pump that expels drugs from the cell, can slow down translation and allow the peptide chain to fold into an unusual conformation, causing the mutant pump to be less functional (in MDR1 protein e.g. C1236T polymorphism changes ...

  9. Genetic divergence - Wikipedia

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    The genetic differences among divergent populations can involve silent mutations (that have no effect on the phenotype) or give rise to significant morphological and/or physiological changes. Genetic divergence will always accompany reproductive isolation, either due to novel adaptations via selection and/or due to genetic drift, and is the ...