What type of mutation is shown below?

DNA Sequence: TTA-GCG-ATC
Copy of DNA Sequence: AAC-TCG-CTA-G

(1 point)
Responses

Substitution
Substitution

Inversion
Inversion

Deletion
Deletion

Insertion

1 answer

The mutation shown involves adding extra nucleotides to the sequence. The original DNA sequence is TTA-GCG-ATC, and the copy shows an additional segment (G) which indicates that nucleotides have been inserted. Therefore, the type of mutation represented here is an Insertion.