What occurs when a nucleotide is added to or deleted from a grouping and the grouping gets shifted and the genetic message changes?
A. Point mutation
B. Gene mutation
C. Frameshift mutation
D. Chromosomal mutation

Question

What occurs when a nucleotide is added to or deleted from a grouping and the grouping gets shifted and the genetic message changes?
	A.	Point mutation
	B.	Gene mutation
	C.	Frameshift mutation
	D.	Chromosomal mutation

anonymous · Answer

@Opcode can you please help me

opcode · Answer

I'm not sure on this one...

I think it's A. Point mutation.

anonymous · Answer

thx alot

anonymous · Answer

Technically, a point mutation COULD cause everything in the genetic line-up to shift. 
It would be true, if the point mutation were either a deletion, or an insertion. 

The question might actually be looking for "frameshift," 
the keyword in the question being "shifted."