Question

Substitution of purine base by pyrimidine is called

Answer 1

Transversion mutation is a specific kind of point mutation, one in which a single purine is substituted for a pyrimidine or vice versa. 

Answer 2

Concept Introduction:-

One of two chemicals that cells utilise to create the components of DNA as well as RNA.

Explanation:-

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Substitution of purine base for a pyrimidine base or substitution of pyrimidine base for a purine base is called as transversion. Hence, adenine is replaced with thymine/ uracil and guanine with cytosine.

Final Answer:-

The correct answer is transversion.

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