In a "Frameshift" Mutation

question 66

Multiple Choice

In a "frameshift" mutation

• A) the codon that mutates causes no change in the amino acid specified.
• B) the codon that mutates causes a stop codon to occur instead of the placement of an amino acid.
• C) the mutation does not occur in a codon.
• D) the mutation is caused by an addition or deletion of one or more nucleotides.
• E) the mutation is not in DNA.

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