"silent mutation" meaning in All languages combined

See silent mutation on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: silent mutations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} silent mutation (plural silent mutations)
  1. (molecular genetics) A mutation in DNA that does not have an observable effect on the organism's phenotype.
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