Question

Compare and contrast among silent, missense, and nonsense mutations (14.2)

Answer 1

A silent mutation is that mutation which is caused by the changes which are generally caused by substituting the base pair without any change in the amino acid or its functionality.

Missense mutations are those mutations which are generally caused by substitution of the base pair which can ultimately result into the codon which is going to code for a different amino acid during peptide synthesis thereby altering the protein.

Non sense mutations are those mutations which a point mutation can lead to the coding of a stop codon which can ultimately stop the process of peptide synthesis wherever it is present.