Why are some proteins synthesized after single-codon mutations still semi-functional?

a. Proteins are transported to the nucleus to be compared to and corrected by the cell’s DNA.
b. Degeneracy ensures that all single-codon substitution specify the same amino acids.
c. Substituted amino acids may have similar properties as the originally specified amino acids.
d. Only the average properties of every amino acid in a protein determine its functionality.


c. Substituted amino acids may have similar properties as the originally specified amino acids.

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