A Point Mutation Causing a Nucleotide to Change from an Adenine

question 58

Multiple Choice

A point mutation causing a nucleotide to change from an adenine to a guanine is a(n)

• A)Transversion
• B)Insertion
• C)Frameshift
• D)Transition
• E)Deletion

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