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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is a symptom of SILENT MUTATION? And can it be passed on?

OpenStudy (aaronq):

lol a silent mutation is not a disease, it's an error in the original sequence on a chromosome on your DNA. It's passed on then forward to all the cells that are made from that cell through mitosis, unless it's fixed.

OpenStudy (aaronq):

although errors could cause diseases. A silent mutation is one that does not cause a change in the amino acid result from protein synthesis (thanks to the degeneracy of the genetic code).

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