Which type of mutation never causes a change in the function of the protein encoded by the mutated gene?

nonsense mutation
silent mutation
missense mutation
frame-shift mutation

~fourth largest plate ~includes parts of the indian and atlantic oceans ~subducts below the eurasian plate on the west side ~ the arabian and somali plates form boundaries with it what is the name of the tectonic plate described above? a) african plate b) eurasian plate c) north american plate d) indo- australian plate