Question

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

Answer 1

The correct option is D Forward mutation

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).