Deletions that eliminate a multiple of three nucleotides can:
A) cause nonsense mutations in an open reading frame.
B) cause frameshift mutations in an open reading frame.
C) delete amino acids in a polypeptide chain.
D) shorten chromosomes from the telomeres inward.
E) cause cancer in a subset of somatic cells.
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