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Mutations can be caused by which process? faulty DNA repair nondisjunction base sequence deletion All of the above

Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305251052

Author:Michael Cummings

Publisher:Michael Cummings

Chapter11: Genome Alterations: Mutation And Epigenetics

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 13QP: A frameshift mutation is caused by a: a. nucleotide substitution b. three-base insertion c....

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	faulty DNA repair
	nondisjunction
	base sequence deletion
	All of the above

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