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Identify what mutation occurred in the image below.a. Substitutionb. Deletionc. Duplicationd. Insertione. Translocationf. Inversion

Identify what mutation occurred in the image below.a. Substitutionb. Deletionc. Duplicationd-example-1
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The image shows a mutation in which a portion of a genetic material is duplicated, so there are multiples copies of the same region. This happens due to an unequal crossing-over between homologous chromosomes that are incorrectly aligned in mitosis. The name of this mutation is duplication, therefore the correct answer is c. Duplication

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