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When a mutation is limited to the substitution of one nucleotide for another, this type of mutation is called?

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Translocation

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Point mutation

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Base inversion

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Sugar phosphate deletion

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Frame shift

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Solution

The correct option is B Point mutation
A point mutation is a type of mutation that causes the replacement of a single base nucleotide with another nucleotide of the genetic material, DNA or RNA.

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