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Addition or deletion of a single nucleot...

Addition or deletion of a single nucleotide results in which type of mutation

A

Deficiency

B

Duplication

C

Frameshift mutation

D

None of these

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The correct Answer is:
D
Addition are deletion of a single nucleotide result in point mutation and more than three nucleotide base pair is called frame shift mutation.
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