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3. Explain a frameshift mutation

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Frameshifts are caused by the addition or deletion of a nucleotide in the DNA sequence. It does not occur if there are three deletions or additions simultaneously (because codons are 3 nucleotides long). A frameshift mutation will cause the reading of the codons after the mutation to code for different amino acids. It also alters where the "stop" codons are located.

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