Explain why insertions and deletions are called frameshift mutations, using the terms reading frame, codons, and amino acids in your answer.


Answer : Add or subtract shift reading frame and it reads diffrent frams and makes diffrent amino acids

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An organism's is its position in the food chain, relative to the ecosystem's energy source.

A. keystone level B. climax level C. trophic level D. habitat E. niche

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The idea that evolution proceeds with long periods of stasis with relatively brief bursts of fast evolutionary change is

A. temporal isolation. B. mechanical isolation. C. gradualism. D. punctuated equilibrium. E. hybrid breakdown.

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DNA replication produces two identical DNA molecules, called _________, which separate during mitosis.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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