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The mutation shown in the sequence can be categorized as which type?

Original DNA Sequence
ATACGGTAGCAA

TATGCCATCGTT

Mutated DNA Sequence

ATACGGTAGAA

TATGCCATCTT

(1 point)

deletion mutation

substitution mutation

chromosomal mutation

insertion mutation

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Deletion mutation.

Explanation: The mutated sequences are one base shorter—the C (and its complementary G) is missing—so a nucleotide pair was removed (a deletion), not substituted or inserted.