Principle of Inheritance and VariationMedium
Question
In a mutational event, when adenine is replaced by guanine, is the case of
Options
A.frameshift mutaion
B.transcription
C.transition
D.transversion
Solution
In case of transition, purine base is replaced by another purine (eg, A ⇋ G) and pyrimidine is replaced by another pyrimidine (eg, C ⇋ T) and vice versa. In case of transversion purine is replaced by a pyrimidine and vice versa.
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