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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. SHOW ANSWER