Assertion: gene's mutation | /r/HasAspect | no effect
Facets:
value: on phenotype
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Most mutations within genes are neutral, having no effect on the organism's phenotype (silent mutations).
text: Mutations that do have an effect are usually detrimental, but occasionally some can be beneficial.
text: The genetic differences among divergent populations can involve silent mutations (that have no effect on the phenotype) or give rise to significant morphological and/or physiological changes.
text: Mutations in genes can either have no effect, alter the product of a gene, or prevent the gene from functioning properly or completely.
text: Mutations within introns and in regions with no known biological function (e.g. pseudogenes, retrotransposons) are generally neutral, having no effect on phenotype - though intron mutations could alter the protein product if they affect mRNA splicing.
text: However, given that many mutations have effects too small to be detected and that mutagenesis experiments can detect only mutations of moderately large effect; DNA sequence data analysis can provide valuable information about these mutations.