Biology 4-6 Vocab Flashcards
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Deletion
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Removing a base from a sequence.
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Insertion
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Addition of a base to the sequence
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Point Mutation
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Involving a chemical change in one single base.
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Missense Mutation
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The DNA code is altered so that it codes for the wrong amino acid
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Nonsense Mutation
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Changing the codon for an amino acid to a stop codon
