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JIPMER 2016
Exam
JIPMER
Year
2016
Subject
Zoology
Chapter
Molecular Basis of Inheritance

JIPMER 2016 · Zoology · Molecular Basis of Inheritance

A point mutation where guanine is replaced by cytosine is also...

A point mutation where guanine is replaced by cytosine is also called

Options

  1. Aframe shift mutation
  2. Btransition mutation
  3. Ctranslocation mutation
  4. Dtransversion mutation

Correct answer

D. transversion mutation

Step-by-step solution

The base pair mutations are most common type of mutations. These can be further categorised into two types (a) Transitions, i.e. in which a purine base is replaced by another purine and pyrimidine is replaced by another pyrimidine. (b) Transversion, i.e. those in which a purine (guanine) is replaced by a pyrimidine (cytosine) and vice-versa.
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