Transversion
Starting base | mutation | |
---|---|---|
A. | → | C / T |
C. | → | A / G |
G | → | C / T |
T | → | A / G |
In genetics, transversion is a point mutation in which a pyrimidine base is exchanged for a purine base or vice versa.
If, on the other hand, a purine base is exchanged for a purine base, or a pyrimidine base for a pyrimidine base, it is a transition .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Springer Clinical Dictionary, 2007, ISBN 978-3-540-34602-9