JIPMER 2015
- Exam
- JIPMER
- Year
- 2015
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- Biomolecules (B)
JIPMER 2015 · Botany · Biomolecules (B)
What base is responsible for hot spots for spontaneous point...
What base is responsible for hot spots for spontaneous point mutations?
Options
- AAdenine
- BGuanine
- C5-bromouracil
- D5-methyl cytosine
Correct answer
C. 5-bromouracil
Step-by-step solution
Hot spots in any region in a gene that mutates at very high frequency than the neighbouring regions of the gene.