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Which type of mutation, a frame shift or a point mutation, has more affect on the organism? Why?

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Point mutation,In a point mutation, one nucleotide is swapped out for another. Therefore, the mutation occurs at a single point or location within the DNA strand. Point mutations usually only affect the codon that contains the altered nucleotide. Frameshift mutations are due to either insertions or deletions of nucleotide


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