Given the sentence "THE FAT CAT ATE THE RED RAT," which of the following would represent a frameshift mutation?
A)THE FAT RAT ATE THE RED CAT
B)THE CAT ATE THE RED RAT
C)THE FAC ATA TET HER EDR AT
D)THE FAT CAT ATE THE RED RAT

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A frameshift mutation occurs when the reading frame of the genetic code is shifted, resulting in a completely different amino acid sequence. In choice C, the phrase "THE FAC ATA TET HER EDR AT" has undergone a frameshift mutation as the second and third words have lost their spaces and have been combined into one word. This alters the genetic code and could change the resulting protein.

Given the Sentence "THE FAT CAT ATE THE RED RAT