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Original DNA:       AATCGCCAMutuated DNA:   AATCACCAWhat type of mutation is this?ResponsesReverse mutationReverse mutationPoint mutationPoint mutationInverse mutationInverse mutationGene mutation

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Original DNA:       AATCGCCAMutuated DNA:   AATCACCAWhat type of mutation is this?ResponsesReverse mutationReverse mutationPoint mutationPoint mutationInverse mutationInverse mutationGene mutation

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This is a Point mutation. In this type of mutation, one base pair in a DNA sequence is replaced by another. In the given example, the original DNA sequence AATCGCCA has been mutated to AATCACCA. Here, the base 'G' has been replaced by 'A'.

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