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K72s are transistors typically used in power management. I would guess that when it was intact, it controlled power for one or more of the the PCIe slots to the right, or the USB-C port above it.
If the affected port isn't in use, it probably won't cause any issues. If the affected port never draws the voltage/current that was supplied by that transistor, it probably won't cause any issues.
But, this information is worth what you paid me for it...
That would be my assumption.
You don't see much redundancy in motherboards, so OP is off in that regard.
Rather, a lot of parts are non-critical because not every single one is needed to begin with. Unless you actually populate every single connector and port on a motherboard, a lot of it is doing nothing.