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ZoologyMolecular Basis of InheritanceGenetic CodeEasy2 minPYQ_2016
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A point mutation where guanine is replaced by cytosine is also called

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The base pair mutations are most common type of mutations. These can be further categorised into two types (a) Transitions, i.e. in which a purine base is replaced by another purine and pyrimidine is replaced by another pyrimidine. (b) Transversion, i.e. those in which a purine (guanine) is replaced by a pyrimidine (cytosine) and vice-versa.

Stream:JIPMERSubject:ZoologyTopic:Molecular Basis of InheritanceSubtopic:Genetic Code
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