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The genetic message is translated sequentially, three bases at time, starting from a defined AUG codon at the begining a cistron (Crick et al., 1961; Terzaghi et al., 1966). Deletions or additions of bases cause a shift in the reading frame of the genetic message and, therefore, such changes are called frame-shift mutations.
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Okada, Y. (1974). The Lysozyme Cistron of T4 Phage. In: King, R.C. (eds) Bacteria, Bacteriophages, and Fungi. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1710-2_22
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