14-4 : Mutations Vocab Flashcards
1
Q
What is Mutations
A
Changes in the DNA sequence that affects genetic information
2
Q
What is Genetic Mutations
A
Produces changes in a single cell
3
Q
What is Chromosomal Mutations
A
Produces changes in all of part of a chromosome
4
Q
What is Point Mutations
A
Mutations that affect one nucleotide (or many)
5
Q
What is substitution (in mutation)
A
Insertion one nucleotide in for the other
6
Q
What is insertion (in mutation)
A
insertion a nucleotide
7
Q
What is Delection (in mutation)
A
Deleting a nucleotide
8
Q
What is Mutagens
A
A substance that contains Mutations
