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Which one of the following is a wrong statement regarding mutations

A

Deletion and insertion of base pairs cause frame-shift mutions

B

Cancer cells commonly show chromosomal aberrations

C

UV and Gamma rays are mutagens

D

Change in a single base pair of DNA does not cause mutation

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Change in single base pair of DNA is also a type of mutations called point mutations
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