Consider the following DNA sequence: 5' AAG TTC GGC TAT GCC AAC ACC 3' Which has been mutated to: 5' AAG TTC GGC TAT GCC GAC ACC 3' Which type of mutation is this? Transition. Transversion. Indel. Triplet repeat expansion.
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The original sequence is: 5' AAG TTC GGC TAT GCC AAC ACC 3' The mutated sequence is: 5' AAG TTC GGC TAT GCC GAC ACC 3' The change occurs at the 16th nucleotide, where an "A" has been replaced by a "G". Now, let's determine the type of mutation: Show more…
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