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

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three nucleotides are deleted
three nucleotides are deleted

two nucleotides are substituted
two nucleotides are substituted

two nucleotides are deleted
two nucleotides are deleted

three nucleotides are inserted

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A frameshift mutation can occur when two nucleotides are deleted. This type of mutation shifts the reading frame of the genetic code, leading to changes in the amino acid sequence downstream of the mutation.