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On the mRNA sequence below, show what would happen to the amino acid sequence if an extra RNA nucleotide was added (you can add a base wherever you like). What type of mutation is this, and what’s the resulting amino acid sequence? U

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that is called an insertion mutation which is a type of a frameshift mutation

depending on where you put the extra nucleotide, the amino acid sequence may look different.

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