Why are frameshift mutations considered more impactful on the final protein product than most point...

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Why are frameshift mutations considered more impactful on the final protein product than most point mutations There may be more than one answer A frameshift mutation causes downstream changes to the amino acid sequence that typically results in a nonfunctional protein Some point mutations are silent so the final protien product would be the same although the nucleotide sequence is altered O A point mutation besides nonsense generally changes one amino acid in the sequence O None of the above

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