DNA
A mutation that does not change the sequence of amino acids and does not cause disease.
What is a silent mutation?
The sequence of nucleotide bases on mRNA that would complement the following bases on DNA:
A T T C G C A G T
What is U A A G C G U C A
These special types of proteins help to unzip DNA and match up complementary nucleotide bases during DNA replication and protein synthesis.
What are enzymes?
The type of mutation that happens when a base is either deleted or inserted, causing a change in the reading of codons and amino acids.
What is a frameshift?
A disease that results in a change in the shape of hemoglobin in red blood cells due to a point mutation.
What is sickle cell anemia?