Deletion of a single nucleotide in a gene may result to severe defects in polypeptide than a point mutation in a single nucleotide.
Explain why deletion of a single nucleotide in a gene generally results in more severe defects in the polypeptide than a point mutation that changes a single nucleotide.
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