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.
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
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