DNA mutations Flashcards
1
Q
silent mutation
A
change in the DNA sequence that does not change the amino acid sequence
2
Q
missense mutation
A
change in the DNA sequence that changes one amino acid to a different one
3
Q
nonsense mutation
A
change in the DNA sequence that replaces the amino acid with a stop codon
4
Q
frameshift
A
insertion of deletion that disrupts the entire coding frame
