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Which of these is a small scale mutation?

Substitution

Insertion

Deletion

All of the above

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Substitution is a small scale mutation. It doesn't hold a major effect like insertion and deletion. Insertion and deletion cause frameshifts, which can change all the codons after it, therefore coding the incorrect proteins. Hope this helps!
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