Essential Biochemistry - Regulation Of Gene Expression And Mutation (Section 2 - No. 11)

Which of the following mutations would likely have the least severe impact on a protein?
Deletion of one nucleotide.
Insertion of one nucleotide.
Insertion of three nucleotides.
Substitution of one nucleotide leading to a change in amino acid.

Explanation

A frameshift due to the insertion of three nucleotides, because it adds an entire codon with little change

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