Deletion of a number of pairs that is not evenly divisible by three will lead to a frameshift mutation. 

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The protein-coding region(s) of each mRNA is composed of a contiguous, non-overlapping string of codons called an open reading frame (commonly known as an ORF).

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Translation starts at the 5’end of the ORF and proceeds one codon at a time to the 3’end. The first and last codons of an ORF are known as the start and stop codons.

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mRNAs containing multiple ORFs are known as polycistronic mRNAs, and those encoding a single ORF are known as monocistronic mRNAs.

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A polycistronic prokaryotic message with three ORFs. Each ribosome binding site is indicated by a purple box labeled RBS.

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A monocistronic eukaryotic message. The 5’cap is indicated by a “ball” at the end of the mRNA.

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Prokaryotic mRNAs Have a Ribosome-Binding Site That Recruits the translational Machinery For translation to occur, the ribosome must be recruited to the mRNA.