OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
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Question
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What type of gene mutation has occurred here? Normal-AGA-TTC-ATA-GCG Mutant-AGA-TTC-AAT-AGC-G
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deletion frameshift
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insertion frameshift
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substitution
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nonsense
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -There are three types of DNA Mutations: base substitutions, deletions and insertions.
Detailed explanation-2: -It is a type of frameshift mutation characterized by the loss of one or more nucleotides from the segment of DNA. Example of deletion mutation is DiGeorge syndrome. DiGeorge syndrome is a disorder caused due to the deletion of a small segment of chromosome 22.
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