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Which mutation results in the mutated DNA sequence having more or less,

nucleotides than the original?
Silent
Nonsense
Missense
Frameshift

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Answer:

Frameshift

Step-by-step explanation:

Mutations are randomly-occuring changes that occur within the genetic code, DNA due to errors within replication. DNA molecules are long-chain, helical macromolecules that store genetic information They are made up of varying sequences of monomers called nucleotides. which form base pairs and sequences of codons in a reading frame, which gives instructions for protein formation.

Single nucleotide polymorphisms are common, and often result in no changes in amino acids, as silent mutations. Some errors add a random nucleotide (SNP) that results in a premature stop codon, called nonsense mutation. Missense mutations are SNPs that change the sequence of codons resulting in a different amino acid.

Frameshift mutations result from insertions or deletions of nucleotides not divisible by 3. This results in more or less nucleotides needed for a codon and disrupts the reading frame- this results in a different translation of proteins

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