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Komok [63]
3 years ago
9

Substitution is a type of point mutation. They are called point mutations because they________?

Biology
1 answer:
Ksju [112]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

I believe it is Involve only a single nucleotide and if not then its Change the genetic information in DNA

Explanation:

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