What type of mutation is shown in the diagram?   Why do you think this type of mutation is referred to by this term?

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  1. What type of mutation is shown in the diagram? 
  2.  Why do you think this type of mutation is referred to by this term? 

normal sequence
GUU-CAU-UUG-ACU– CCC -GAA-GAA
val - his - leu – thr - pro – glu – glu
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mutated sequence
GUU-CAU-GUU-GAC-UCC-CGA-AGA A
val - his - val – asp – ser – arg – arg
Transcribed Image Text:normal sequence GUU-CAU-UUG-ACU– CCC -GAA-GAA val - his - leu – thr - pro – glu – glu | mutated sequence GUU-CAU-GUU-GAC-UCC-CGA-AGA A val - his - val – asp – ser – arg – arg
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