The mutation in which a purine is replaced by pyrimidine and vice versa is known as
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Transversion mutations are more disruptive to the DNA sequence than transition mutations due to the structural differences between purines and pyrimidines
Transversion mutations occur when a purine replaces a pyrimidine or vice versa. This contrasts with transition mutations, which involve the substitution of a purine for another purine, or a pyrimidine for another pyrimidine.
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