Frameshift mutations result from:
A) the substitution of one base pair for another.
B) the substitution of more than one base pair.
C) the insertion or deletion of one or two base pairs.
D) the substitution of a stop codon for an amino acid-specifying codon.
E) the substitution of a start codon for an amino acid codon.

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Frameshift mutations occur when there is an insertion or deletion of a number of nucleotides in a DNA sequence that is not divisible by three, which disrupts the reading frame of the gene.

Frameshift Mutations Result From