Question

What is frame shift mutation? Name the type of mutation that does not affect protein synthesis.

Answer 1

When a change occurs change in the reading frame it leads to the introduction of unrelated amino acids into the protein, generally followed by a stop codon. This kind of mutation is called as Frameshift mutation.

There are two types of mutations that does not affect the protein synthesis. They are:

• Missense mutation

In this type of mutation, the new nucleotide alters the codon causing the synthesis of a different amino acid during the translation process. Here, the final product is changed but it does not affect the protein synthesis.

• Silent mutation

Most of the amino acid like leu, pro has multiple codons. So, the replacement of the codons will not affect the protein synthesis and the final product.