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While I understand the joke this isn't actually true :) A substitution mutation might not have any effect or might just result in switching an aminoacid for a s
by ufo 8y ago
While I understand the joke this isn't actually true :) A substitution mutation might not have any effect or might just result in switching an aminoacid for a similar one (due to how the genetic code works). On the other hand, a large insertion will likely mess up the gene much more than that.