During DNA replication the original strand (ATTCGCGATTTA) and was replicated as (ATTCGGATTTA). What type of mutation is present?

Answer 1

Gene mutation: deletion.

A gene can experience one of four types of mutations, which are typically caused by mistakes made during DNA replication.

The quartet are:

Deletion is precisely what it sounds like: the loss of a base.

Using the same idea, chromosomal mutations also exhibit this.

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Answer 2

Maya Anderson

The type of mutation present is a substitution mutation. Specifically, at the 6th position, where a "C" was replaced with a "G".

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