7A Flashcards
Man live for hundreds of years in the beginning. When did the average lifespan decrease?
Shortly after the flood
What are the two global changes that God caused?
The curse because of Adam and Eves sin
The flood with Noah
What are the changes we see taking place on the earth an example of?
Degeneration
What is an example of degeneration?
Mutation
What is a mutation?
Any change in an organisms genetic material
What does it mean if some mutations are neutral?
They do not produce any noticeable effect in the organism
Which mutation affects the pigment producing cells in the skin?
Albinism
What are lethal mutation?
Mutations that cause death
What is somatic mutation?
Mutations that occur in body cells not in gametes
No
Germ mutations
Can germ mutations be passed down to an organisms offspring?
Yes
With all the medical and agricultural advances is man’s lifespan longer or shorter than in Biblical times?
Shorter
A change to the sequence of bases in the segment of DNA that makes up the gene
What is a chromosomal change?
It is a mutation that involves the whole chromosome and not just one gene