Question

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)
Responses

insertion

deletion

substitution

frameshift

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The mutation that occurred in the new strand is a substitution mutation. The nucleotide "C" in the original strand was replaced with an "A" in the new strand.