Question

3 multiple choice 2.5 points because of the redundancy in the genetic code, many mutations in the coding regions of genes are transitions. transversions. inversions. somatic mutations. silent mutations.

Explanation:

The genetic code is redundant, meaning multiple codons can code for the same amino acid. A silent mutation is a type of mutation in the coding region of a gene that does not change the amino acid sequence of the protein produced because the changed codon still codes for the same amino acid. Transitions and transversions are types of point mutations (changes in single nucleotides) but don't relate directly to the redundancy of the genetic code. Inversions are chromosomal mutations (rearrangements), and somatic mutations are mutations in non - reproductive cells, neither of which are related to the redundancy of the genetic code leading to no change in the protein product.

Answer:

E. silent mutations.