How could one change in a dna nucleotide alter the formation of the translated protein?

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Hazel Jefferson

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31 October, 15:33

How could one change in a dna nucleotide alter the formation of the translated protein?

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Mcmillan · Answer 1

Each nucleotide is part of a triplet codon that specifies an amino acid making up the translated protein. A change in one nucleotide may or may not alter the formation of the translated protein due to the degeneracy of the codons.