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The diagram shows an original sequence of DNA and then a mutated sequence of DNA

Original : AT, AT, AT, CG, CG, CG, GC, GC, GC

Mutated : AT, AT, AT, CG, AT, CG, GC, GC ,GC

Which type of mutation took place?
F: Deletion H: Substitution
G: Insertion I: Translation

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H; Substitution, because in the original strand “CG” was replaced (or substituted) by “AT” in the mutated strand.
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