What would happen to a cell that makes one mistake in one nucleotide during DNA

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What would happen to a cell that makes one mistake in one nucleotide during DNA replication and it goes uncorrected? The cell will only be able to produce to produce mutated versions of all the protein kinds it's genome codes for The cell will momentarily produce one altered version of the protein, which will likely get broken down by the cell before it causes much harm The cell will be severely affected and it will be forced to commit apoptosis The cell most likely will end up becoming cancerous The daughter cells will inherit a mutation which could be beneficial, neutral or harmful depending on the kind of mistake it made and where it happened

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Answer.

The daughter cell will inherit a mutation which could be beneficial, neutral or harmful depending on the kind of mistake it made and where it happened.

Explanation

Mutations may be either beneficial or neutral or harmful.

If the nucleotide change causes change in amino acid sequence, it may be beneficial or harmful. If change of nucleotide does not cause any change in amino acid sequence, then the mutation is neutral.

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