A normal allele for a gene has more base pairs than the mutated form of the allele. Which type of mutation occurred?(1 point)

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base pair deletion
base pair deletion

base pair separation
base pair separation

base pair substitution
base pair substitution

base pair insertion

Answer 1

The type of mutation that occurred is a base pair deletion. This is because the normal allele, having more base pairs than the mutated form, suggests that some base pairs have been removed from the sequence.