Shifting of the reading frame by one nucleotide results in ________.
A)the production of a completely different protein that is likely non-functional
B)a substitution only at the first amino acid
C)the generation of homologous proteins
D)a protein that has one less or one more amino acid

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Shifting of the reading frame by one nucleotide would cause a frameshift mutation, where the codons downstream to the mutated nucleotide will be read incorrectly, leading to a completely different amino acid sequence. As a result, the protein produced will likely be non-functional or have reduced functionality.

Shifting of the Reading Frame by One Nucleotide Results in ________