NEET2002ZoologyPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationActual
Frameshift mutation occurs when
Options
- Abase is subsituted
- Bbase is deleted or added
- Canticodons are absent
- Dnone of these.
Correct answer
B. base is deleted or added
Step-by-step solution
Frameshift mutation occurs when one or more nucleotides are either added or deleted from DNA. Example of frameshift mutation due to deletion is as follows: Original (wild type) message or reading frame CAT GAT CAT GAT CAT GAT CAT After Deletion CAT GAT ATG ATC ATG ATC AT Message out of frame