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Adding or subtracting just one nucleotide would cause a frame shift mutation.

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A frame shift mutation occurs any time a gene mutation results in the insertion or deletion of a number of nucleotides that is not a multiple of three?

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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.


Which of the following is a point mutation that does not produce a frame shift?

A point mutation that does not produce a frame shift is when one single base is replaced by a different base. This changes the DNA sequence, but does not cause a frame shift because it is a switch not an addition or subtraction of a base.


Does frame shift mutation affect hemophilia?

Frame shift mutations that occur on the X chromosome and within the potion of code that controls the formation of clotting factors can cause hemophilia. Frame shift mutations are only one of many types of mutations that can cause the disorder. For hemophilia it's not so much the type of mutation but the location of the mutation within the genetic code.


What type of mutation is responsible of new variations of a trait?

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What can occur as a result of a change in the sequence of nucleotides in a strand of DNA?

The addition or deletion of a nucleotide can lead to a Frameshift mutation. The Frameshift mutation causes a "shift" in the reading frame of the codons in the mRNA. This may lead to the change in the amino acid sequence at protein translation.


Why is point mutation dangerous?

A frame shift mutation destroys the correct sequence of amino acids from the point of the mutation. The protein produced by a frame shift mutation would more than likely be nonfunctional.


What is the smallest number of nucleotides that must be added or subtracted to cause a frame- shift in the triplet grouping of the genetic message?

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What is the type of mutation that shifts the reading frame of the genetic message by inserting or deleting a nucleotide?

A frame-shift mutation.


Was the sequence a result of point or frame shift mutation?

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Causes a shift in the reading codons by one base?

A deletion causing a frame shift mutation.


When does a reading frame shift occur?

When a addition or deletion mutation occurs, changing the reading frame.