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

question 50

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-C-A-C-G-T-3ʹ. This could happen as a result of a(n)

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

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