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Predict the effect if, the codon UAU coding for an amino acid at the `25^(th)` position of a polypeptide of 50 amino acids, is mutated to UAA.

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A polypeptide of 24 amino acids will be formed as UAA is a stop codon which will prevent further translation.
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