The genetic code is thought to have evolved to maximize genetic stability by minimizing the effect on
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(a) How many total mutations are possible?
(b) How many of these mutations are "silent," in the sense that the mutant codon is changed to another Arg codon?
(c) How many of these mutations are conservative, in the sense that an Arg codon is changed to a functionally similar Lys codon?
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Biochemistry Concepts and Connections
ISBN: 978-0321839923
1st edition
Authors: Dean R. Appling, Spencer J. Anthony Cahill, Christopher K. Mathews
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