When the reading of a gene has been thrown out of register,a __________ has occurred.

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A frame-shift mutation results from an insertion or deletion of one or more nucleotides in a DNA sequence, which shifts the reading frame of the gene and changes the amino acid sequence of the resulting protein. This can have significant effects on the function of the protein and the organism. The other options do not involve a shift in the reading frame.

When the Reading of a Gene Has Been Thrown Out