Asked by nk

What type of mutation is shown below?
DNA Sequence: TTA-GCG-ATC
Copy of DNA Sequence: AAC-TCG-CTA-G
(1 point)
• Substitution
Deletion
• Inversion
• Insertion

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Insertion.

The copy is one base longer (AAC‑TCG‑CTA‑G vs TTA‑GCG‑ATC), indicating a nucleotide was added — an insertion (which also shifts the reading frame).