Mutations thought to be harmless turn out to cause problems - Ars Technica

Mutations in genes that don't alter proteins can still alter survival in yeast.

Enlarge/ The genetic code. Note that a lot of the amino acids (the outer layer, in grey) are encoded by several sets of three-base codes that share the first two letters. 2 with 2 posters participat… [+4251 chars]

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