Silent mutations that occur in DNA are quite common in living cells and usually involve no effects on phenotype. Q) Provide one example of a clinical implication of a “silent mutation” that proven to have an effect on the phenotype and provide a brief description of its molecular characteristics?

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Silent mutations that occur in DNA are quite common in living cells and usually involve no effects on phenotype.

Q) Provide one example of a clinical implication of a “silent mutation” that proven to have an effect on
the phenotype and provide a brief description of its molecular characteristics?

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