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What type of mutation results in a change in a single nucleotide?
What type of mutation results in a change in a single nucleotide?
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What type of mutation results in a change in a single nucleotide?
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A point mutation is a change in a single nucleotide in the DNA sequence.
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A point mutation is a change in a single nucleotide in the DNA sequence.
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Step 1: Understand that DNA is made up of building blocks called nucleotides.
Step 2: Know that a mutation is a change in the DNA sequence.
Step 3: Realize that a point mutation specifically refers to a change in just one nucleotide.
Step 4: Remember that this change can be a substitution, insertion, or deletion of a single nucleotide.
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