Which represents a deletion of the section of DNA shown here? A-C-T-G-G-A-T A. A-C-T-G-G B. A-G-C-T-G-G-T C. A-C-T-T-G-A-T D. A-C-G-G-C-T-T

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Kelly Gilmore

4 April, 17:30

Which represents a deletion of the section of DNA shown here? A-C-T-G-G-A-T A. A-C-T-G-G B. A-G-C-T-G-G-T C. A-C-T-T-G-A-T D. A-C-G-G-C-T-T

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Mireya Duffy · Answer 1

The easiest way to tell is to line them all up in a column.

A - C - T - G - G - A - T

A - C - T - G - G

A - G - C - T - G - G - T

A - C - T - T - G - A - T

A - C - G - G - C - T - T

The shortest one will be a deletion. This is answer A. The last two letters in the sequence (A and T) have been removed.