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

Deletion
Deletion

Substitution

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The type of mutation described is a Substitution mutation. This occurs when one base is replaced by another in the DNA sequence, resulting in a different amino acid being incorporated into the protein during translation.