Question #4ab34

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May 28, 2017

A mutation can be defined as a change in DNA (amino acids), so...

Explanation:

The two main, general, types are:

Substitution mutation: A mutation where one set of DNA switches base with another base of DNA. For example:

CTGGAG

CTGGGG

Where:

A would swap with G.

The second main type of mutation is:

Insertion: An "insertion" mutation is where an extra set of base pairs are placed into a current set of DNA. For example:

CTGGAG

Will mutate into:

CTGGTGGAG

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