A SNV mutation that results in no change in the amino acid sequence is called:  A. silent mutation B. silencing mutation C. missense mutation D. nonsense mutation E. frameshift mutation

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  1.  A SNV mutation that results in no change in the amino acid sequence is called: 

A. silent mutation

B. silencing mutation

C. missense mutation

D. nonsense mutation

E. frameshift mutation

 

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