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A DNA segment has base order AGC TTA TCG. Which copy exhibits a frameshift mutation through deletion? (1 point)
AGC TTA TAG
• AGC TIT CG
TTA TCG
• AGC TCG
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AGC TTT CG (the second choice shown as "AGC TIT CG").
Reason: this sequence has a deletion of a single base (8 bases instead of 9), which shifts the reading frame. The other choices are either a substitution or deletions of three bases (in-frame), which do not cause a frameshift.
Reason: this sequence has a deletion of a single base (8 bases instead of 9), which shifts the reading frame. The other choices are either a substitution or deletions of three bases (in-frame), which do not cause a frameshift.
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