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A DNA segment is changed from GTCACGATT to GTCAACGATT. This is an example of which type of mutation?

Insertion mutation
Deletion mutation
Point mutation
Substitution mutation

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Answer:

Insertion Mutation

Step-by-step explanation:

Insertion is a type of mutation involving the addition of genetic material. An insertion mutation can be small, involving a single extra DNA base pair, or large, involving multiple pairs of extra DNA base pairs.

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Answer:

insertion mutation

Step-by-step explanation:

an extra one has been inserted into the DNA segment making it insertion

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