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Explain if a point mutation or a frameshift mutation has a more severe effect on a gene.​
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Explain if a point mutation or a frameshift mutation has a more severe effect on a gene.​

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Frameshift mutations have a more dramatic effect on the polypeptide than missense or nonsense mutations. Instead of just changing one amino acid, frameshifts cause a change in all the amino acids in the rest of the gene.
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Frameshift mutations have a more dramatic effect on the polypeptide than missense or nonsense mutations. Instead of just changing one amino acid, frameshifts cause a change in all the amino acids in the rest of the gene.
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