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Insert the letter "C" after the 4th base. What does the new strand look like

AAU GGU CCC AUG

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Answer:

This insertion produces a frameshift mutation :

AAU GCG UCC CAU G

Step-by-step explanation:

In the standard genetic code, these new codons will encode the following amino acid chain:

Asparagine-Alanine-Serine-Histidine (NASH)

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