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Insertion Mutation

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Deletion or insertion of three or its multiple bases results in :

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Frame shift mutation

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Point mutation

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C

No effect on reading frame

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Both (a) and (b)

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Solution

The correct option is A No effect on reading frame
Deletion or insertion of 3 or multiple of 3 nucleotides does not effect sequence of reading frame it is because codons are read in group of 3 nucleotide so an insertion of 3 or its multiple could not causes of shift in position of all the the subsequent nucleotides group sertion.
So the correct option is C.

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