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Transition and Transversion mutations in DNA

Transitions are interchanges of pyrimidine (C  T) or purine (A  G) bases. Transversions are interchanges of pyrimidine for purine bases or v.v.


Figure © 2010 PJ Russell, iGenetics 3rd ed.; all text material © 2010 by Steven M. Carr