A mutation is made once in every _ nucleotides copied

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Biology

Angelique Buckley

3 July, 13:11

A mutation is made once in every _ nucleotides copied

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Alyssa Spears · Answer 1

Mutation is made once in every thousand nucleotides copied.

Mutation creates different versions which have the same genes which are known as alleles.

They create variation in protein-coding. We put sunscreen to protect us from a mutation in somatic cells.

Anastasia Lester · Answer 2

The fidelity of copying DNA during replication is such that only about 1 mistake is made for every 10^9 nucleotides copied. A mutation is made once in every once in every 10^9 nucleotides copied. Hope this answers the question. Have a nice day.