9. Which of the following mutations would be least detrimental to the function of a protein and why? 1) Silent; 2) Frameshift; 3) Deletion of two nuclcotides; 4) Nonsense; 5) Missense. mem

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9. Which of the following mutations would be least detrimental to the function of
a protein and why?
1) Silent;
2) Frameshift;
3) Deletion of two nucleotides;
4) Nonsense;
5) Missense.
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