The normal sequence of genes along a hypothetical chromosome is ABC*DEFGH, where letters represent genes and the asterisk (*) represents the centromere

A mutation event results in a chromosome in which the sequence of genes is ABC*DGFEH. This type of mutation is
A) a nonsense mutation.
B) an inversion.
C) a translocation.
D) a duplication.
E) a point mutation.


Answer: B

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