A mutation occurs and adenine replaces cytosine What impact

Last updated: 5/26/2023

A mutation occurs and adenine replaces cytosine What impact do you think this will have on the DNA structure 5 Thymine O H N NH N Guanine Adenine H N NH N NH 3 OH Ne impact on the structure Cytosine 5 HO3 O Adenine is smaller than cytosine so it will not base pair properly with the guanine on the opposing strand leading to a new type of DNA strand Adenine is larger than cytosine and will not be able to base pair properly with the guanine on the opposing strand causing the DNA to bulge The strand will not fold the helix properly and leads to the strand unfolding