Discuss the three different types of mutation silent nonsens

Discuss the three different types of mutation (silent, nonsense, and missense). Include in your answer how they specifically create problems for an organism and describe 2 ways that these mutations can be created.

Solution

When a codon is replaced by a synonymous codon, it is known as silent mutation. When a codon is replaced by a stop codon, it is known as nonsense mutation. When a codon is replaced by a non-synonymous codon, it is known as missense mutation.

A silent mutation does not create any problem for the organism. A nonsense mutation results in premature termination of translation; a shorter protein is produced, which is almost always non-functional. A missense mutation replaces one amino-acid in a protein with another. This can have all types of effects including loss of function, accentuated function, or no functional change at all.

Two ways for creating such mutations are: