Imagine a cell experiences an insertional mutation involving the addition of one or more nucleotides...

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Imagine a cell experiences an insertional mutation involving the addition of one or more nucleotides into the sequence of a gene in its chromosome. Which of the following insertional mutations would most likely have the least impact on the cell, i.e., change the structure (and thus function) of the resulting protein the least?An insertion of a single nucleotideAn insertion of three nucleotidesAn insertion of two nucleotidesEach of these mutations would have the same impact.

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