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What type of mutation is shown in the DNA strand to the right given the original strand.



original - T A T G A C A A T ---> mutated strand - T A T C A C A A T

Group of answer choices

point mutation

deletion

insertion

translocation

Sagot :

the answer is insertion
Correct answer - Point mutation.

Why? - A point mutation or substitution is a genetic mutation where a SINGLE nucleotide base is changed, inserted or deleted from a DNA or RNA sequence of an organism's genome.

Why not Insertion - In genetics, an insertion (also called an insertion mutation) is the addition of one or more nucleotide base pairs into a DNA sequence. This can often happen in microsatellite regions due to the DNA polymerase slipping. ... On a chromosome level, an insertion refers to the insertion of a larger sequence into a chromosome. So, in short Insertion adds one nucleotide but not changes one nucleotide to another. Which is done by POINT MUTATION.
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