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Replacement of purine with another purine base is known as

A. Transversion

B. Transduction

C. Translocation

D. Transition

Answer: Option D

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The replacement of purine with another purine base is known as Transition.
Transition is the substitution of a purine from another purine base or pyrimidine from another pyrimidine (C⟷T or A⟷G).
A transition is a DNA point mutation that substitutes one purine for another or one pyrimidine for another, all other point mutations are called transversion.

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