NEET Biology question

Frameshift mutation arises due to

(A)Deletion of base pair of DNA
(B)Insertion of base pair of DNA
(C)Both (a) and (b)Correct
(D)Change in single base pair of DNA

Answer: (C)

Solution

A frameshift mutation occurs when one or more base pairs are either deleted from or inserted into a DNA sequence, which shifts the reading frame of all codons downstream of the mutation site, altering the entire subsequent amino acid sequence; both deletion

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