Describe a Frameshift Mutation in Terms of Insertions and Deletions

question 51

Essay

Describe a frameshift mutation in terms of insertions and deletions. Does an insertion always result in a frameshift mutation? Will an insertion always render the gene product nonfunctional?

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Definitions:

Korsakoff's Syndrome

A chronic memory disorder caused by severe deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1), most often associated with prolonged alcoholism.

Confabulation

The creation of altered, false, or misrepresented recollections about one's own life or the world, without the deliberate aim to mislead.

Alzheimer's Disease

A degenerative brain disorder characterized by memory loss, cognitive decline, and personality changes.

Anterograde Amnesia

The loss of the ability to create new memories after the event that caused the amnesia.