A type of mutation that results in multiple adjacent amino acid changes in a polypeptide is probably caused by the following type of mutation:

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Frameshift mutations, caused by insertions or deletions of a number of nucleotides that are not a multiple of three, alter the reading frame of the genetic sequence. This leads to multiple changes in the amino acid sequence downstream of the mutation site.

A Type of Mutation That Results in Multiple Adjacent Amino