why are frame shift mutations more dangerous than point mutations
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Frameshift Mutation: The number of bases if altered by either addition or deletion, throwing off the entire reading frame and altering the whole protein synthesized. Why are Frameshifts worse than Point Mutations: It shifts the reading frame of three letters and messes up the corresponding amino acids.
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Insertion or deletion results in a frame-shift that changes the reading of subsequent codons and, therefore, alters the entire amino acid sequence that follows the mutation, insertions and deletions are usually more harmful than a substitution in which only a single amino acid is altered.
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