The insertion or deletion of a single base pair of DNA results in a
a. missense mutation
b. nonsense mutation
c. duplitaion mutation
d. frameshift mutation

Mutation may be defined as the sudden, heritable change in the DNA sequences of the organisms. Either a single DNA or a whole chromosome may get change due to mutation.

The insertion or deletion of a single base pair is known as point mutation. This mutation can change the reading frame and thus is considers as the frameshift mutation.

Hence, the correct answer is option (d).

The insertion or deletion of a single base pair of DNA results in a a. missense mutation b. nonsense mutation c. duplitaion mutation d. frameshift mutation

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The insertion or deletion of a single base pair of DNA results in a
a. missense mutation
b. nonsense mutation
c. duplitaion mutation
d. frameshift mutation