Synonymous mutations in essential genes infrequently produce fitness effects in human cell lines.

Nucleic Acids Res · 2026 · PMC13439131 · PMID 42554160

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When large swathes of codons within a gene are simultaneously and synonymously mutated, highly significant phenotypic changes have been observed [ 45 , 46 ].

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