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OLga [1]
1 year ago
5

A DNA segment in a somatic cell undergoes the mutation shown;

Biology
1 answer:
klio [65]1 year ago
8 0

Answer:

This represents a <u>frameshift</u> mutation.

Explanation:

The difference between the two sequences is that there is an extra base (C) in the second sequence. A frameshift mutation occurs when there is an insertion or deletion of a nitrogenous base into a DNA sequence.

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