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)
deletion
substitution
frameshift
insertion
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The kind of mutation that occurred is substitution. In the new strand, the nucleotide "C" in the original strand at the 8th position has been replaced by an "A".
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