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OpenStudy (anonymous):

HELP!!!!!!!!!!!! What happens to the genetic code during a frameshift mutation?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

It's a type of gene mutation in which the addition or deletion of a nucleotide(s) causes a shift in the reading frame of the codons in the mRNA which may eventually lead to the alteration in the amino acid sequence at protein translation.

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