To identify the type of mutation that may have caused the disorder shown, we would need specific details about the mutation indicated in the diagram, such as whether there are changes in individual nucleotides (substitution), additional nucleotides (insertion), or loss of nucleotides (deletion), or a change that causes a shift in the reading frame (frameshift).
- Substitution: A single nucleotide is replaced by another nucleotide.
- Insertion: One or more nucleotides are added into the DNA sequence.
- Deletion: One or more nucleotides are removed from the DNA sequence.
- Frameshift: This occurs due to insertion or deletion of nucleotides that are not in multiples of three, which shifts the reading frame of the codons.
Without the diagram, I can't provide a specific answer, but you can use the definitions above to determine which mutation has occurred based on what you see in the diagram.
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