Nonsynonymous substitution refers to a type of genetic mutation that leads to a change in the amino acid sequence of a protein. Specifically, it occurs when a single nucleotide change (mutation) in DNA results in the coding of a different amino acid in the protein that is produced. This is in contrast to synonymous substitutions, which do not alter the amino acid sequence due to the redundancy of the genetic code.
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