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Suppose three nucleotides are inserted into a gene. Will this insertion mutation cause a frameshift mutation?

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this type of insertion will not cause a frame shift mutation because the codons are read in multiples of three, rather there will be an extra codon in the sequence of the protein coded for by the sequence. however the sequence will still be read in the same manner

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