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Definition of Missense Mutation. A mutation is a permanent change in a DNA sequence. DNA is the unit of heredity of all organisms, so this means that mutations can often be passed on to offspring. You probably associate the word mutation with something that is bad, but mutations don't have to be bad.
Silent mutations - are caused by a point mutation & have no effect of the function because they code for the same amino acid. Missense mutations - are caused by a point mutation & result in a different amino acid to be placed in the protein. Nonsense mutations - a caused by a point mutation & cause a stop where there should not be one. Frameshift mutations - are caused by an insertion or deletion of a nucleotide causing the reading frame to shift & the protein to be too long or too short.