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What is the type of mutation that always changes all of the amino acids
after the mutation? *

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frameshift mutation
The outcome of a frameshift mutation is complete alteration of the amino acid sequence of a protein. This alteration occurs during translation because ribosomes read the mRNA strand in terms of codons, or groups of three nucleotides. These groups are called the reading frame.
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