Genetic diversity can arise as a result of mutation or during meiosis

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Gene mutations arise spontaneously during DNA replication.

(a)
Name the two types of gene mutation.
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(b)
Explain why the deletion of a single base usually has a greater effect on the structure of the encoded polypeptide than the substitution of a single base.
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