NEET 2002 · Class 12

Principles of Inheritance and Variation

Change in sequence of nucleotide in DNA is called as

  1. (A)mutagen
  2. (B)mutation
  3. (C)recombination
  4. (D)translation

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Mutation is a phenomenon which results in alteration of DNA sequences and consequently results in changes in the genotype and the phenotype of an organism.

Chapter
Principles of Inheritance and Variation
Section
4.7 MUTATION
Page
21
Words matched
25 of 25

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0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly defines mutation as 'alteration of DNA sequences', which directly matches the MCQ's definition of 'change in sequence of nucleotide in DNA'.

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