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Mariana [72]
3 years ago
14

What are the two main categories of mutations that occurr in humans

Biology
1 answer:
Alex787 [66]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

There are three types of DNA Mutations: base substitutions, deletions and insertions.

Base Substitutions. Single base substitutions are called point mutations, recall the point mutation Glu -----> Val which causes sickle-cell disease.

Deletions. ...

Insertions.

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