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DNA, RNA, Mutations, and Protein Synthesis *FULL UNIT* Flashcards

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When and who discovered DNA

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1869 by Gregor Mendel

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DNA stands for

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deoxyribonucleic acid

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DNA is…

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a long thun molecule that stores genetic sequence, with two strands of DNA twisted - also known as a double helix

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What are nucleotides made out of?

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1 phospate, 1 five carbon sugar, 1 nitrogenous base

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What is Adenine (A) complementary base?

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Thymine (T)

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What is Thymine (T) complementary base?

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Adenine (A)

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What is Guanine (G) complementary base?

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Cytosine (C)

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What is Cytosine (C) complementary base?

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Guanine (G)

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What are the support sides of the double helix made out of?

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Sugar Phosphate

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10
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Every living thing as DNA, but how do they make different between species?

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the number and order of the nitrogenous bases/nucleotides

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Which direction the the two strands of double helix run?

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Antiparallel

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What is DNA replication?

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The copying process in which DNA is duplicated before cell division

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What are the 2 molecules called after being separated in DNA replication?

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Parent and Daughter

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True or False: Tha daughter molecule has the same amount of chromosomes as the parent Molecule?

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True

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Step 1 of DNA replication?

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Separates/Unzips into 2 DNA strands

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Step 2 of DNA replication?

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Synthesize/duplicate a complementary DNA Strand

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17
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Complementary base of Adenine (A) for RNA?

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Uracil (U)

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18
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What separates or Unzips the DNA Strand?

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DNA Helicases

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19
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What attaches the complementary bases in step 2 of DNA replication?

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DNA Polymerase

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20
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Step 3 of DNA replication?

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Proofread

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21
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What is the chance of mess up during DNA replication?

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1 per 10 million

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22
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What is the enzyme that proofreads the DNA strands?

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Ligase

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23
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What is the Cell Cycle?

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how cells reproduce

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24
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1st stage of Cell Cycle?

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Interphase

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What happens in Interphase?

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Preparing the cell to divide.

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What are the 3 subphases in interphase?

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G1, S, and G2

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What Happends in the G1 subphase?

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Gap 1 = Cell grows in Size

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28
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What happens in the S subphase?

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Synthesis - DNA replication (Chromosomes are being duplicated)

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29
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What Happens in the G2 phase?

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gap 2 = organelles are copied and cell prepares for division.

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30
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Where does the typical cell spend most of its life?

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Interphase

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31
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What is Mitosis?

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The division of the nucleus

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32
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What are the 4 phases of Mitosis?

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Prophase, Metaphase, anaphase, telophase

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What is Cytokinesis?

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Stage of the cell cycle when the cytoplasm splits and two separate cells are made.

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34
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Who and when was the genetic code for protein synthesis found?

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1961 - Marshall Nirenberg

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35
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What is a Gene?

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a segment of DNA that codes a specific protein or trait.

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36
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What is Protein Synthesis?

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The cells uses the genetic information in DNA to synthesize protien.

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1st step of protein synthesis?

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Transcription

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What is transcription?

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DNA converted into RNA in the nuclous

39
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2nd step of Protein synthesis?

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Translation

40
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what is translation?

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RNA converted into Protein in the Ribosomes

41
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what does RNA stand for?

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Ribonucleic acid

42
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True or false: RNA is a single strand?

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Ture

43
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what is the difference between DNA and RNA?

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RNA is a single strand, a ribose sugar and does not contain Thymine, it contains Uracil.

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Where is RNA located?

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Nucleus and Cytoplasma

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Where is DNA located?

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Nucleus Only

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Why Transcription?

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to copy one gene from the DNA molecule when class need it

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What is a Promoter?

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a DNA sequence that enzymes recognize to start Transcription

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What is a Terminator?

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A DNA sequence that Signals to enzymes the end of Transcription

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Why RNA?

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Necessary to bring DNA’s information out of the nucleus to the ribosomes

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1st step of Transcription

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Initiation - DNA helicase unwinds/unzips the DNA and RNA Polymerase find the promoter site

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2nd step of Transcription

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Elongation - RNA Polymerase adds RNA nucleotides complementary to DNA template Strand

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3rd step of transcription

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Termination - RNA polymerase detaches at terminator sequence, The DnA winds back up and the mRNA traves it to the cytoplasm

53
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What are the 3 types of RNA?

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messenger RNA (mRNA)
Ribosomal RNA (rRNA)
Transfer RNA (tRNA)

54
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what does mRNA do?

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transports information from the DNA in the Nucleus to the Cytoplasm to the ribosomes, responsible for binding the DNA and Transcribes it’s code

55
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what does rRNA do?

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makes up the ribosomes

56
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what does tRNA do?

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transports amino acids to the ribosomes and matches them to the coded mRNA message

57
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What Always starts the condon?

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AUG

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What is AUG amino acid?

A

Methionine (met)

59
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what is the purpose of translation?

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to turn mRNA into Protien

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1st step of Translation

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a ribosome attaches to an mRNA molecule in the Cytoplasma

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2nd step of Translation

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tRNA molecules bring in the proper amino acid to the Ribosome

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3rd step of Translation

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the anticodon on the tRNA matches up with the complementary codon of the mRNA molecule to the amino acid in place.

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4th step of Translation

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the ribosome attaches these amino acids together with peptide bonds creating a polypeptide chain

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What is an anticodon?

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complementary to a corresponding codon in a messenger RNA (mRNA) sequence.

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5th step of Translation

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The ribosome moves down the mRNA molecule until reaching the Stop codon

66
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what are introns?

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introns do not code for protein - removed by spliceosome

67
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what are exons?

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region on the mRNA leaves nucleus and codes for Protein

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what is Spliceosome?

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always removes introns

69
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what is Alternate Splicing?

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randomly removes exons

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What are Mutations?

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Change in genetic Material

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When can Mutation happen?

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During DNA replication

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True or False: Mutations can be positive, negative, or non-effective?

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True

73
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What are Types of Mutations?

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Substitute
Insertion
Inversion

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What are Point Mutations?

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Mutations that change a single Base Pair

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What is a substitution Mutation?

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one base us randomly changed into a different base

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what is a silent Mutation?

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the same amino acid is produced

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What is a Missense Mutation?

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one wrong amino acid is produced

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What is a Nonsense Mutation?

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An early stop codon is produced

79
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what type of mutation always results negatively?

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Nonsense Mutation

80
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How effective are Point Mutations?

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Usually Miner

81
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What is an FrameShift Mutation?

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Shifts the entire “reading frame” of DNA - causing every amino acid that follows to be incorrect

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What is an Insertion Mutation?

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an extra base is added into the DNA sequence

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What is an Deletion Mutation?

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a base is deleted from the DNA Sequence

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What is an Chromosomal Mutation?

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Involves changes in the Number or structure of Chromosomes

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What is an Duplication Mutation?

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Double Genes for chromosomes

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What is an Deletion Mutation (Chromosomally)?

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Removes gene from chromosome

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What is an Inversion Mutation?

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flip part of chromosome

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What is a translocation Mutation

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swaps genes on a different chromosomes

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