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'Silent' mutations found to have repercussions beyond their own gene
August 28, 2024
NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Aug. 28 -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news:

Genetic disorders like cystic fibrosis and Huntington's disease are considered incurable, with gene mutations occurring in essentially every cell of the body.

Gene mutations occur when one nucleotide in a codon is switched. In non-synonymous mutations, this disrupts the codon's function to code for its amino acid. In synonymous mutations, the codon still codes the correct amino acid. . . .

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