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A mutation that involves the replacement of a single nitrogenous base with another is called:
AFrame-shift mutation
BPoint mutation
CDeletion
DInversion
✓ Correct Answer: B — Point mutation
A point mutation occurs at a single 'point' in the DNA sequence by substitution.
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