D1.3 Mutations and Gene Editing Flashcards

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Same-sense mutations

A

Change in codon resulting in the same amino acid (neutral)

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Non-sense mutations

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Change in codon resulting in a stop codon

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Mis-sense mutation

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Change in codon resulting in a different amino acid

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4
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Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP)

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Inheritance results in the spread of a mutation; resulting in 1% of the population having it.

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5
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CRISPR-cas9

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Enables the modification of genes via Cas9 cutting the DNA at the target location

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