MCQ
A mutation from a wild type to a mutant is called as:
- AReverse mutation
- BFrame-shift mutation
- CGibberish mutation
- DForward mutation
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Answer
- Forward mutation
Explanation:
A forward mutation is a mutation which changes a wild type allele into a new allele (for example, a mutation in one of the genes coding for color producing enzymes may change a wild type (normal color) allele into an albino allele).
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