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A missense mutation is when the change of a single base pair causes the substitution of a different amino acid in the resulting protein.This amino acid substitution may have no effect, or it may render the protein nonfunctional. single base pair substitution that results in the translation of a different amino acid at that position. Definition from: GeneReviews from the University of Washington and the National Center for Biotechnology Information.
He may have trouble attracting a mate. This is an example of a missense mutation. A missense mutation is a point mutation that changes a codon to indicate a different amino acid. This usually changes the polypeptide and therefore can change the function of the overall protein.