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This is the original strand of DNA: ATG AAG TTT GGC TAA

Which option would represent a frameshift mutation due to deletion during replication?

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Responses

ATG UAA GTT TGG CTA A
ATG UAA GTT TGG CTA A

ATG TTT GGC TAA
ATG TTT GGC TAA

ATG AAG TTG GCT AA
ATG AAG TTG GCT AA

ATG AAG TTT GGC GCA TAA

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
"ATG AAG TTG GCT AA"

Explanation: the sequence has a one-base deletion (original TTT GGC TAA becomes TTG GCT AA), shifting the reading frame so the codons after the deletion are altered and the final codon is incomplete — a classic frameshift.