How could one change in a DNA nucleotide alter the formation of the translated protein? An example would be the difference between normal and sickel cell hemoglobin
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A change in DNA nucleotide can alter the formation of translated protein as the mRNA copies the codons from sense strand of the DNA. if we change the nucleotide set of the DNA it would change the codons of mRNA. so after the process the protein generated from that codons would be different from what it should have been. in sickled cell formation, glutamate is replaced by valine I.e. instead of GAA or GAG( coding for glutamate), either of GUU GUC GUA or GUG (coding for valine) codons are there. hope it helps please mark as brainliest
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