Question

Match the types of mutation with their definition

Question 2 options:

the addition of a nucleotide changing the reading frame.


switching one nucleotide for another.


the removal of a nucleotide changing the reading frame.

1.
Substitution (point):

2.
Frameshift Insertion:

3.
Frameshift Deletion:

Answer 1

1. Substitution (point): switching one nucleotide for another.
2. Frameshift Insertion: the addition of a nucleotide changing the reading frame.
3. Frameshift Deletion: the removal of a nucleotide changing the reading frame.