Types Of

Substitution
Mutation

 Substitution Mutations
A substitution mutation is
when one nucleotide is
swapped out for another

Silent Mutation
 A silent mutation is when a
single base pair gets swapped
out on the DNA, but the mutated
RNA sequence produces the
same amino acid
Nonsense Mutation

A nonsense mutation is the

worst type of substitution
mutation.
Missense Mutation

 A missense mutation is when a

nucleotide gets changed, resulting
in a different amino acid in the
protein.