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Insertion and deletion mutations are said to cause shifts in the quot;reading framequot; (the sets of 3 nucleotides) of the mRNA. Substitution...

Insertion and deletion mutations are said to cause shifts in the "reading frame" (the sets of 3 nucleotides) of the mRNA. Substitution mutations do not cause these-so called frameshifts. Explain why insertions and deletions are called frameshift mutations, using the terms reading frame, codons, and amino acids in your answer.

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