Gene mutations and DNA repair Flashcards
1
Q
Somatic mutations
A
Occur in nonreproductive cells and are passed on through mitosis (e.g. cancer)
2
Q
Germline mutations
A
Occur in reproductive cells and are passed on through sexual reproduction to approximately half of the offspring
3
Q
Transitions
A
Purine to purine or pyrimidine to pyrimidine
4
Q
Transversions
A
Purine to pyrimidine or pyrimidine to purine
5
Q
Missense mutation
A
amino acid to different amino acid
6
Q
Nonsense mutation
A
sense codon to nonsense codon
7
Q
Silent mutation
A
codon to synonymous codon
8
Q
Neutral mutation
A
no change in mutation
