Imagine That a DNA Sequence of 5ʹ-A-C-G-T-A-C-G-T-3ʹ Is Altered to 5ʹ-A-C-G-A-C-G-T-3ʹ

question 54

Multiple Choice

Imagine that a DNA sequence of 5ʹ-A-C-G-T-A-C-G-T-3ʹ is altered to 5ʹ-A-C-G-A-C-G-T-3ʹ. This could happen as a result of a(n)

• A) deletion mutation.
• B) translocation.
• C) insertion mutation.
• D) inversion.
• E) nucleotide substitution mutation.

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