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Examine the two strands of DNA below. Which kind of mutation occurred?
Original strand: AGC GTA CCC TAC
New strand: AGC GTA ACC TAC
(1 point)
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insertion
insertion
deletion
deletion
frameshift
frameshift
substitution
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Substitution.
Only one base in the third codon changed (CCC → ACC), so the sequence length and reading frame are unchanged — it's a point (substitution) mutation.
Only one base in the third codon changed (CCC → ACC), so the sequence length and reading frame are unchanged — it's a point (substitution) mutation.
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