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Deletion or insertion of base pairs in DNA causes which kind of mutation?
AFrame-shift mutation
BPoint substitution
CPolyploid mutation
DAneuploid mutation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Frame-shift mutation
Adding or removing base pairs shifts the reading frame of the code.
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