Question

unit exam - genetics
what is a mutation that changes one amino acid to another called?
missense mutation
nonsense mutation
misuse mutation

Explanation:

A missense mutation is a type of point mutation in which a single nucleotide change results in a codon that codes for a different amino acid. A nonsense mutation changes an amino - acid - coding codon into a stop codon. There is no such thing as a "misuse mutation" in genetics.

Answer:

missense mutation