Point mutations may have no effect on an organism if (select all correct choices):

A. they occur in a non-coding region of DNA.
B. the new codon codes for the same amino
acid as the original codon.
C. they occur only in somatic cells.
D. the new codon codes for an amino acid
that is the same size as the one coded for by
the original codon.
E. they occur only in germ cells.


A,B

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