The following DNA sequence 5'-TGCGATCC-3' is mutated to 5'-TGCAATCC-3'. This is an example of which type of mutation? Insertion Transversion Transition Tautomeric shift
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The difference between these two sequences is the change of the base G (guanine) to A (adenine). This type of mutation, where a purine (adenine or guanine) is replaced by another purine or a pyrimidine (cytosine or thymine) is replaced by another pyrimidine, is Show more…
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