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Biology

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5. Why are insertion and deletion (frameshift) mutations so harmful?

They change all of the codons from the mutation on down the line, which changes the amino acid sequence

They insert things that an organism doesn't need

They often delete things that organisms need

Insertion and deletions are not any more harmful than substitution mutations

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