THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE
GENE MUTATION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Which of the following is NOT a type of chromosomal mutations?
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deletion
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repetition
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duplication
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inversion
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The four main types of structural chromosomal aberrations are deletion, duplication, inversion, and translocation.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is (c) Physical mutation. Mutations are of many types. Physical mutations are not any type of mutation.
Detailed explanation-3: -As mentioned above, the four types of Chromosomal Mutations I are inversion, deletion, duplication/amplification, and translocation.
Detailed explanation-4: -Frameshift mutation is not a chromosomal mutation instead it is a genetic mutation in which the reading frame of DNA shifts due to addition or removal of gene.
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