Gene mutations Flashcards
0
Q
Substitution/ point mutation
A
Change in one base group
1
Q
Gene mutation affects
A
1+ genes
2
Q
Types of substitution mutation
A
Silent
Missense
Nonsense (premature stoP)
3
Q
Silent mutation affect
A
No affect
4
Q
Missense mutation affect
A
One base pair exchanged for another and another amino acid is made instead of the right one
5
Q
Nonsense mutation
A
Makes a stop codon befor it should happen.
And the entire protein is not made,
6
Q
Insertion or deletion mutation
Aka—–
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Frame shift mutation
7
Q
Frame shift mutation effect
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Entire protein reading frame is thrown off w