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Can a point mutation be frameshift mutation?
No
Which is not a frameshift mutation substitution insertion deletion or point mutation?
frameshift- deletion and insertion point mutation- sustitution
Is SCID a frameshift mutation or a point mutation?
point! good luck
What mutation can change every amino acid that follows the point of mutation?
Frameshift mutations MAY change every amino acid that follows the point of mutation.
Name two major types of mutations?
Frameshift mutations and Point mutations. The difference between the two are that point mutations occur at a single point in the DNA sequence and frameshift mutations shift the "reading frame" of the genetic message.
Are point mutations more harmful than frame shift mutations?
The Frameshift mutation affects more codons rather than in a point mutation depending on where it happens.
What are two types of mutation?
From another angle: beneficial and detrimental.
Can a frameshift mutation be a silnt mutation?
A frameshift mutation completely changes the genetic code from the point of the mutation, so the protein made as a result of the mutation would have the incorrect structure and would not function as it should.
A mutation in which a single base is added to or deleted from DNA is called what?
translocation .. this is wrong.its a point mutation :)
What is never a frameshift mutation?
Substitution is not ever a frame shift mutation. However, insertion, point mutation, and deletion are all examples of a frame shift mutation.
Is pku a point shirt or a frameshift mutation?
PKU (phenylketonuria) is a point mutation, specifically an autosomal recessive genetic disorder caused by a mutation in the PAH gene. This mutation leads to impaired metabolism of the amino acid phenylalanine. It is not a frameshift mutation, which would involve an insertion or deletion of nucleotides, shifting the reading frame of the gene.
What is a frameshift in DNA?
Referring to the frameshift mutation in genes, frameshift is where number of nucleotides inserted or deleted is not a multiple of three, resulting in every codon after the point of insertion or deletion is read incorrectly during translation.
