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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Responses

Deletion
Deletion

Substitution
Substitution

Insertion
Insertion

Inversion

Answer 1

The type of mutation described in the scenario is a Substitution mutation. This occurs when one base in the DNA sequence is replaced by another, which can lead to the incorporation of a different amino acid during protein synthesis.