Translational frameshift

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If a ribosome changes (shifts) frame when translating the genetic code this is called a translational frameshift. This type of frameshifting may be programmed to occur at particular recoding sites and is important in some viruses (e.g. SARS, HIV) and some cellular genes (e.g. prfB a release factor).

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