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When a base pair is added or deleted in a DNA sequence it's called an insertion or a deletion, which causes a frameshift mutation.

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Changes in the order of the bases within DNA?

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What changes in the number type or order of DNA bases?

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By what bonds are the bases paired in DNA?

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What is the name of the enzyme that match the DNA bases?

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