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The mutation of a purine to a pyramidine is known as

A
Transition
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Frame shift
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C
Non sense
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D
Transversion
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Solution

The correct option is C Transversion
Mutation in DNA is of 2 types transition and transversion. The transition is the mutation of a purine to a purine or a pyrimidine to a pyrimidine. A transversion is the mutation of a purine to a pyrimidine or vice a versa. Thus, the correct answer is option D.

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