The mutation described is a Substitution mutation. This type of mutation occurs when one base is replaced by another in the DNA sequence, leading to a change in the amino acid that is attached to the protein during translation.
When a DNA sequence is being replicated, a cytosine base is replaced by a thymine base. This results in one wrong amino acid being attached to a protein during translation. What type of mutation is described?(1 point)
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Insertion
Insertion
Inversion
Inversion
Substitution
Substitution
Deletion
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