Why are insertions and deletions called frameshift mutations?.

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Nikolaj Dam Larsen · Answer 1 · 2023-09-05T18:11:21+0000

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if a mutation, for example, an insertion or a deletion of the nucleotide, occurs, this could result in the alteration of the reading frame. It completely changes the amino acid sequence. Such mutations are known as frameshift mutation (also called reading frame mutation, reading frame shift, or framing error).

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