If an organism is known to have a mutation in the DNA sequence of a gene that codes for an enzyme, but still produces a functional enzyme, which of the following is most likely TRUE?
A. Transcription of the gene into RNA is able to repair the mutation.
B. Chaperone proteins are able to repair the error in the DNA sequence.
C. The mutation did not lead to a change in the amino acid sequence of the enzyme.
D. The mutation must have occurred in the part of the sequence coding for the active site.
Answer: C
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