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If a mutation occurred resulting in a single nucleotide addition to the below DNA sequence, what do you suspect would happen?

If a mutation occurred resulting in a single nucleotide addition to the below DNA sequence, what do you suspect would happen?
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If a mutation occurred resulting in a single nucleotide addition to the below DNA sequence, what do you suspect would happen?

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The number of bases is no longer divisible by three. This results in a frame-shift, and all codons from the point of mutation will be affected.
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