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A researcher is studying the effect of a mutation in the mRNA sequence on protein synthesis. If the original mRNA codon is AUG, which amino acid does it code for, and what would be the effect of a mutation changing it to UGG?

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A researcher is studying the effect of a mutation in the mRNA sequence on protein synthesis. If the original mRNA codon is AUG, which amino acid does it code for, and what would be the effect of a mutation changing it to UGG?.

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