What occurs when a base at a certain position in one strand of the DNA molecules is replaced by one of the other three bases?

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What occurs when a base at a certain position in one strand of the DNA molecules is replaced by one of the other three bases?

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There are four kinds of bases in DNA. These are Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, and Cytosine. The bases are also known as nucleotides. Adenine make double bond with Thymine, whereas Guanine make triple bond with cytosine.

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