alleryStart learning →Deletion or insertion of base pairs of DNA causes which mutation?
APoint mutation
BSilent mutation
CFrame-shift mutation
DAneuploid change
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Frame-shift mutation
Adding or removing bases shifts the reading frame of the codons.
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