Multiple ribosomes can translate a single mRNA molecule at the same time, but all of these ribosomes must begin at the first codon and move along the mRNA strand one codon at a time until reaching ...

Strand slippage can also lead to deletion mutations ... each representing a three-letter codon: THE BIG BAD FLY HAD ONE RED EYE AND ONE BLU EYE. Now, suppose that a mutation eliminates the ...