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6.1 Cellular Control Flashcards

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What is a mutation?

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A random error.
Any change to the base sequence of DNA (nucleotides)

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What is a substitution mutation

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Where one of more bases are swapped for another base.
Effects are small.

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What is a deletion mutation?

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One or more bases are removed.
Effects can be damaging.
Causes frame shift.

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What is an insertion mutation?

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One of more bases are added.
Causes frameshift.
effects can be damaging.

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