For ten points, identify this type of mutation that results from the addition, subtraction, or substitution of only one nucleotide base.
They can occur due to deamination of cytosine or because bases have both a common and a rare tautomer. They can be classified as transitions or transversion depending on the similarity of the new base to the old one. It is debatable whether frame-shift belongs to this category, but silent and missense definitely do, and the first discovered one was the substitution of glutamic acid for valine in sickle-cell anemics. For ten points, identify this type of mutation that results from the addition, subtraction, or substitution of only one nucleotide base.
They can occur due to deamination of cytosine or because bases have both a common and a rare tautomer.
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