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Principles of Inheritance and Variation — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYPrinciples of Inheritance and Variation1 Mark
MCQ
A mutation from a wild type to a mutant is called as:
  • A
    Reverse mutation
  • B
    Frame-shift mutation
  • C
    Gibberish mutation
  • D
    Forward mutation
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Answer

  1. 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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