A geneticist finds that a particular mutation has no effect on the polypeptide encoded by the gene. This mutation probably involves a. deletion of one nucleotide. b. alteration of the start codon. c. insertion of one nucleotide. d. substitution of one nucleotide.

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A geneticist finds that a particular mutation has no effect on the polypeptide encoded by the gene. This mutation probably involves a. deletion of one nucleotide. b. alteration of the start codon. c. insertion of one nucleotide. d. substitution of one nucleotide.

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d. substitution of one nucleotide.

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A geneticist finds that a particular mutation has no effect on the polypeptide encoded by the gene. This mutation probably involves substitution of one nucleotide.