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DNA molecule segment is : TTACGCAAG The mutated DNA segment is TTACGCAAC. This is an example of ___ mutation. 

a.insertion

b.inversion

c.substitution

d.translocation



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Answer:

This is because, in the mutated DNA segment, the third base Adenine(A) is missing which was present in the original DNA segment. Thus, the mutated DNA segment is an example of deletion.