What is one way that a frameshift mutation could occur? (1 point)

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two nucleotides are substituted
two nucleotides are substituted

three nucleotides are inserted
three nucleotides are inserted

three nucleotides are deleted
three nucleotides are deleted

two nucleotides are deleted

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One way that a frameshift mutation could occur is if two nucleotides are deleted. Frameshift mutations involve the addition or deletion of nucleotides in a DNA sequence that is not a multiple of three, which alters the reading frame of the genetic code.

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