The most common MCAD mutation is shown below. The coding strand is shown for both the WT and mutant. The TATA box and kozak sequences are in parenthesis. What type of mutation is present? Wild-type:5’-ATGGCC​[TATAT]ATGTCACTTGACTACGCAGCC​[GCCACCATGG]ATATAGATAATGCGCGCATAGCATACTGAGGGTAGTAG-3’ Mutant:5’-ATGGCC​[TATAT]ATGTCACTTGACTACGCAGCC​[GCCACCATGG]ATATAGATAATGCGCGC AGAGCATACTGAGGGTAGTAG-3’   Answer: Is this a transition mutation? because there is an exchange of G instead of A? It kind of confuses me a little. help

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The most common MCAD mutation is shown below. The coding strand is shown for both the WT and mutant. The TATA box and kozak sequences are in parenthesis. What type of mutation is present?
Wild-type:
5’-ATGGCC​[TATAT]ATGTCACTTGACTACGCAGCC​[GCCACCATGG]ATATAGATAATGCGCGC
ATAGCATACTGAGGGTAGTAG-3’
Mutant:
5’-ATGGCC​[TATAT]ATGTCACTTGACTACGCAGCC​[GCCACCATGG]ATATAGATAATGCGCGC AGAGCATACTGAGGGTAGTAG-3’
 
Answer: Is this a transition mutation? because there is an exchange of G instead of A? It kind of confuses me a little. help
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