Question

In your lab you are studying the genome of venomous rattlesnakes to find the gene which codes for their venom glands. One rattlesnake has a mutation and cannot produce venom. You compare his DNA to a normal rattlesnake. What type of mutation has occurred?

Normal: AATCGCTACGCACGTCAG
Mutated: AATCGCCATGCACGTCAG
A. Point mutation
B. Inversion
C. Deletion
D. Insertion

Answer 1

I believe your answer is inversion. Hope this helps.