PATHOLOGY MCQ
GENETICS AND DISEASE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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What mutation has occurred here? T-G-A-C-C-AT-G-A-G-C-A
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Substitution
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Deletion
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Insertion
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Frameshift
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is: Substitution.
Detailed explanation-2: -Substitution mutations can be good, bad, or have no effect. They cause three specific types of point mutation: silent, missense, and nonsense mutations.
Detailed explanation-3: -A substitution mutation replaces one base with another, resulting in a change in only one chemical letter. This transition might be caused by a variety of factors relating to the storage and reading of DNA.
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