Mutations Flashcards
1
Q
Point mutation
A
Change in a single nucleotide pair
2
Q
Nucleotide-pair substitution three mutations
A
Silent, missense, nonsense
3
Q
Insertion and deletion mutations cause what kind of mutations
A
Frameshift, Non-frameshift
4
Q
When chromosomes don’t separate properly in meiosis
A
Non-disjunction
5
Q
Polyploidy
A
An Organism with more than 2 sets of chromosomes
6
Q
Aneuploidy
A
Not the right amount of chromosomes
7
Q
Monosomic
A
Only one pair or particular chromosome
8
Q
Trisomic
A
Three copies of a specific chromosome
9
Q
Triploidy
A
Three sets of chromosomes (3n)
10
Q
Tetraploidy
A
Four sets of chromosomes (4n)
11
Q
Types of chromosome mutations
A
Deletion, Duplication, Inversion, Reciprocal translocation
