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frameshift mutation

The correct spelling is frameshift mutation.

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noun

Say it like: Fra-mes-hif-t m-uta-sho-n

The correct spelling is frameshift mutation. A genetic mutation that either inserts or deletes a series of nucleotides that is not divisible by three and thus disrupts gene expression by codons

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  1. 1.A genetic mutation that either inserts or deletes a series of nucleotides that is not divisible by three and thus disrupts gene expression by codons

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