Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (12th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321908449
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-844-5

Chapter 17 - Section 17.6 - Genetic Mutations - Questions and Problems - Page 611: 17.42

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Due to mutation, amino acid in the chain can be changed which effects the desired functionality of the protein. Moreover, mutation can reduce the length of the chain if it causes a stop codon, which can severely limit the functionality of the protein or render it useless.

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