A gene can be mutated with no resulting functional change in the protein that is produced from that gene if
A) an entire codon has been removed.
B) RNA polymerase can edit the mutation from the mRNA produced during translation.
C) a codon has changed, but it codes for the same amino acid as the original codon.
D) the mutation alters the active site of an enzyme.

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This is because of the redundancy in the genetic code, where multiple codons can code for the same amino acid. This phenomenon is known as "silent mutation."

A Gene Can Be Mutated with No Resulting Functional Change