OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
GENETICS
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Question
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ATTTGAGCC-OriginalATTGAGCC-MutatedThe example above is an example of ____
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Insertion
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Substitution
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Deletion
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All of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In the sequence TTACGCAAG, the A nucleotide is removed and mutated to TTCGCAAG. It is a deletion mutation.
Detailed explanation-2: -A deletion mutation occurs when a wrinkle forms on the DNA template strand and subsequently causes a nucleotide to be omitted from the replicated strand (Figure 3). Figure 3: In a deletion mutation, a wrinkle forms on the DNA template strand, which causes a nucleotide to be omitted from the replicated strand.
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