alleryStart learning →A change in a single base pair of DNA is called a:
AWhole-set polyploidy
BSegment deletion
CFrame-shift mutation
DPoint mutation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Point mutation
A mutation affecting just one base pair is a point mutation, as in sickle-cell anaemia.
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