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general question about mutations

so idk how to really put this question into words hopefully ic an explain it properly..

what problems would this solve:
having a technology that can tell you what would happen to a genomes DNA after frameshift mutation in a selected position
Original post by MaliciousFlower
so idk how to really put this question into words hopefully ic an explain it properly..

what problems would this solve:
having a technology that can tell you what would happen to a genomes DNA after frameshift mutation in a selected position

Since you have apparently experienced a frameshift in asking the question, the answers you get are less likely to make sense :P

As you know, a frameshift mutation can cause the resulting gene product to contain the 'wrong' amino acids, and/or omit a 'stop' codon, and/or introduce a premature 'stop' codon. Frameshift mutations are implicated in a number of diseases, including cancers and Tay-Sachs. Detecting them can be helpful in making an accurate diagnosis.

Im not sure what you mean by a technology that can tell you 'what would happen...' In theory, it might be possible to know this by pure deduction. eg if I know the sequence of gene X, I can already work out what would happen to the frame-reads if any given frameshift mutation occured anywhere in the sequence?

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