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The starting sequence of a gene changed from AUGTTCGACGTG to AUGTTTCGACGTG. What type of mutation is this?TranslocationSubstitutionSilentFrameshift

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The starting sequence of a gene changed from AUGTTCGACGTG to AUGTTTCGACGTG. What type of mutation is this?TranslocationSubstitutionSilentFrameshift

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This is a Substitution mutation. In this type of mutation, one base pair is replaced by another. In the given sequence, the base 'C' is replaced by 'T'.

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