What is a missense mutation?

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A triplet codon codes for a single amino acid..
in case of missense mutation(a point mutation),a single
nucleotide is changed, resulting in a codon that codes for
a different amino acid
The triplet codon now codes for a different amino acid..In
some cases it results in a non functional protein.

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