MCQ
Gene mutation is caused by
  • A
    Reproduction
  • B
    Linkage
  • Change in the sequence of nitrogenous base
  • D
    Change in the sequence of genes in $DNA$

Answer

Correct option: C.
Change in the sequence of nitrogenous base
c
(c)Gene mutations are sudden stable changes in the structure of gene or cistron due to change in nucleotide type and nucleotide sequence.

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