JIPMER2016ZoologyMolecular Basis of Inheritance
A point mutation where guanine is replaced by cytosine is also called
Options
- Aframe shift mutation
- Btransition mutation
- Ctranslocation mutation
- 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.