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)

deletion

substitution

frameshift

insertion

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

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 In the new strand, the nucleotide "C" in the original strand at the 8th position has been replaced by an "A".