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Which would have a bigger effect on an organism, an error during transcription or a missense mutation? Explain in one or two sentences. (

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How does a missense mutation affect the function of a protein?

A missense mutation will change the amino acid sequence. This may alter the function of the protein, usually negatively, but sometimes positively. This later case may be favored by evolution, as the change is heritable.