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What are Point Mutations? Give one example of Point Mutations.

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Point mutations are the type of mutations in which a nitrogen base in a DNA strand is either added or deleted or replaced with another resulting in the change in codon hence change in the protein.
Example: In Sickle Cell Anemia, the codon for Glutamate is replaced by Valine.
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