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Thalassemia is an example of
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- Deletion mutation
- Point mutation
- Silent mutation
- Frame shift mutation
Correct Option: D
Frame shift mutations are associated with Thalassemia. They involve a deletion or insertion of one’or two base pairs within a coding sequence of a gene. As the coding message is read in triplets codons and deletions, the reading frame of mRNA is altered resulting in a nonsense sequence of amino acids.
