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Many different types of mutations can occur within the body. Tay-Sachs disease is a deadly disorder that is caused by a missing codon in the gene coding for production of the hex A enzyme in the body. Which type of mutation is responsible for causing Tay-Sachs disease?
substitution
replacement
insertion
deletion

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Deletion — a missing codon results from deletion of nucleotide(s), removing genetic material (which can cause frameshifts or in‑frame deletions).