14.4 - 5 MUTATIONS

Question 1

Mutation

Answer 1

Change in the genetic material of a cell.

Question 2

Point mutation

Answer 2

Gene mutation with a single base pair on DNA has been changed.

Question 3

Frameshift mutations

Answer 3

Mutation that shifts the “reading frame” of the genetic message by inserting or deleting a nucleotide.

Question 4

Mutagen

Answer 4

Chemical or physical agents in the environment that interact with DNA and may cause a mutation.

Question 5

Polyploidy

Answer 5

Condition in which an organism has two exercise of chromosomes.