When DNA is copied, sometimes a mutation occurs where an incorrect, base pairing appears within the structure of a DNA molecule replacing original base pairs. This mistake is called a mutation. Deletion Insertion Point (Substitution) Duplication

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When DNA is copied, sometimes a mutation occurs where an incorrect, base pairing
appears within the structure of a DNA molecule replacing original base pairs. This
mistake is called a
mutation.
Deletion
Insertion
Point (Substitution)
Duplication
Transcribed Image Text:When DNA is copied, sometimes a mutation occurs where an incorrect, base pairing appears within the structure of a DNA molecule replacing original base pairs. This mistake is called a mutation. Deletion Insertion Point (Substitution) Duplication
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