Examine the two strands of DNA below. Which kind of mutation occurred?

Question

Original strand: AGC GTA CCC TAC

New strand: AGC GTA ACC TAC

(1 point)
1 substitution
2 insertion
3 frameshift
4 deletion

Answer 1

The mutation in this case is a 1 substitution. The nucleotide "CCC" in the original strand has been replaced with "ACC" in the new strand.