What Is the Consequence of a Transversion Mutation in Duplex

question 42

Multiple Choice

What is the consequence of a transversion mutation in duplex DNA?

• A) A purine is replaced by a pyrimidine, and a pyrimidine is replaced by a purine.
• B) A base pair is lost within the DNA of a gene, which causes a reading frameshift.
• C) A purine is replaced by another purine, and a pyrimidine is replaced by another pyrimidine.
• D) A base pair is added to the DNA within a gene, which causes a reading frameshift.
• E) The sequence of the DNA remains the same since the change involves proteins.

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