Frameshift mutations
A. applies to the reading frame (sequence of codons) being changed.
B. most often happen when one or more nucleotides are inserted or deleted from the DNA.
C. can result in a completely new codon sequence that results in the production of non-functional proteins.
D. All of the choices are correct.
Answer: D
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