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What type of mutation occurred in the DNA strand below?

Original: AGGCTCGAT
Mutation: AGGTTCGAT
A. Base substitution
B. Deletion
C. Frameshift
D. Insertion

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Answer:

Base substitution

Step-by-step explanation:

The only difference between the 2 strands is that the C in the original strand was replaced by a T.

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