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What is one way that a frameshift mutation could occur? (1 point)
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two nucleotides are deleted
two nucleotides are deleted

three nucleotides are deleted
three nucleotides are deleted

three nucleotides are inserted
three nucleotides are inserted

two nucleotides are substituted
two nucleotides are substituted
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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Two nucleotides are deleted.

Explanation: deleting a number of bases not divisible by 3 (like 1 or 2) shifts the codon reading frame, causing a frameshift mutation.