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)

Responses

Insertion
Insertion

Inversion
Inversion

Substitution
Substitution

Deletion

1 answer

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.