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A point mutation comprising the substitu...

A point mutation comprising the substitution of a purine by pyrimidine is called :

A

transition

B

translocation

C

deletion

D

transversion.

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D
Transversion are those bse replacement where a purine is replaced by a pyrimidine and vice versa. It means that CG can be replaced by GC and vice versa . Similarly AT can be replaced by TA and vice versa .
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