Question

select all that apply. a silent mutation is highly unlikely to affect a protein because:
□ the dominant allele can compensate for the silent mutation
□ the silent mutation does not affect the nucleotide sequence
□ the silent mutation substitutes the same type of amino acid
□ multiple codons can code for the same amino acid

Explanation:

• A silent mutation is a type of mutation where the nucleotide sequence changes, but the resulting amino acid remains the same. This is because the genetic code is degenerate, meaning multiple codons can code for the same amino acid.
• The dominant allele compensation is not relevant to silent mutations as they don't change the amino acid sequence.
• Silent mutations do change the nucleotide sequence.
• It's not about substituting the same type of amino acid but the exact same amino acid.

Answer:

multiple codons can code for the same amino acid