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Which of the following is a frameshift mutation?

Which of the following is a frameshift mutation? Correct Answer CAT HAS HIS ? CAT HSH ISA

B-A frameshift mutation is one in which the reading frame for the protein construction machinery is shifted. It is a deletion or addition of nucleotides in a number that is not a multiple of 3. Often this can lead to premature stop codons, which lead to nonfunctional proteins.

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