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Ray Of Light [21]
3 years ago
6

14. a science student claims that a substitution mutation is less likely to affect gene function than an insertion or deletion m

utation. use logical reasoning and evaluate this claim.
Biology
1 answer:
goldenfox [79]3 years ago
6 0
DNA functions in codons which are pairs of three amino acids. In substitution since one is taken out and replaced, only the codon that that acid would have been in is affected. With insertion or deletion every codon on is shifted due to the presence of a new amino acid
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