Question

What type of mutation is represented below:

Original strand: A C G G T G T C C A A A T

New strand: A C G T G T C C A A A T

Question 3 options:

Deletion


Substitution


Insertion


Replacement

Answer 1

The type of mutation represented below is a substitution.

A substitution is a type of point mutation where one nucleotide is replaced by another nucleotide. In the given example, the nucleotide "T" in the original strand at position 4 is replaced by a "G" in the new strand, resulting in a substitution mutation.