Tori is researching a spontaneous variation in the gene coding for wing color in a population of woodland fairies.
The woodland fairies have always had purple wings, then about a year ago, white wings began to appear. Now half of the fairies have purple wings and the other half have white wings. Note: there was no evidence of new fairies from other regions entering this population.
After sequencing this gene for pigment in wings for both the white-winged fairies and the purple-winged fairies, she compares the DNA coding strands:
Purple-wings: 5' TCATGCGAGGCTGATCC 3'
White-wings: 5' TCATGTGAGGCTGATCC 3'
Based on the coding sequences in the prompt, the change in fairy wing color is due to what type of mutation?
Based on the coding sequences in the prompt, the change in fairy wing color is due to what type of mutation?
Base pair substitution
There is no difference between the DNA sequences
Insertion
Deletion
Translocation