Genes are changed by exposure to radiation. Radiation can cause one of the nucleotides in DNA to be replaced by another. When nucleotides are changed in the DNA, what happens to the codons in mRNA, and what effects result during protein synthesis?

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Genes are changed by exposure to radiation. Radiation can cause one of the nucleotides in DNA to be replaced by another. When nucleotides are changed in the DNA, what happens to the codons in mRNA, and what effects result during protein synthesis?

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