Chapter 7, Problem 3CT

Summary Introduction

To explain:

The reason that an insertion of three nucleotides is less likely to result in a deleterious effect than an insertion of a single nucleotide.

Introduction:

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a genetic material which is responsible for the passing of information from one generation to other. It is a double helical structure that consists of two parallel strands made up of nucleotides. Nucleotides are the main components of nucleic acid DNA. A nucleotide is composed of three units: a nitrogenous base, five carbon sugars, and a phosphate group.