synonymous mutation

How Do Synonymous Mutations Occur?

Synonymous mutations occur due to changes in the codons within the DNA sequence. For example, if the codon for leucine (CUC) is changed to another codon for leucine (CUU), the amino acid sequence remains the same despite the nucleotide change.

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