Question
What type of mutation is shown below?
DNA Sequence: TTA-GCG-ATC
Copy of DNA Sequence: AAC-TCG-CTA-G
(1 point)
Responses
Substitution
Substitution
Inversion
Inversion
Deletion
Deletion
Insertion
DNA Sequence: TTA-GCG-ATC
Copy of DNA Sequence: AAC-TCG-CTA-G
(1 point)
Responses
Substitution
Substitution
Inversion
Inversion
Deletion
Deletion
Insertion
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The mutation shown involves adding extra nucleotides to the sequence. The original DNA sequence is TTA-GCG-ATC, and the copy shows an additional segment (G) which indicates that nucleotides have been inserted. Therefore, the type of mutation represented here is an **Insertion**.