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1
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define mutation

A

the changing of a gene that results ina variant form that is permenant

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2
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define mutagen

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any environmental agent that causes a mutation

eg. chemical, biological, physical

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3
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What causes a mutation?

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  • can occur spontaneously
  • can be caused by a mutagens
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4
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Examples of chemical mutagen agents

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exposure to:
* tar
* benzene
* asbestos

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Examples of biological mutagen agents

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  • viruses
  • bacteria
  • fungi
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Examples of physical mutagen agents

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high-energy ionising radiation:
* UV light
* x-rays
* gamma rays

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What are the 2 different types of mutations?

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  1. point mutations
  2. chromosomal mutations
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What does a point mutation occur with?

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a single base pair

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What are the 3 types of point mutations?

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  1. point substitution
  2. point insertion
  3. point deletion
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What happens in a point substitution?

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one base is subsituted to another base

the nucleotide is subsituted

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What happens in a point insertion?

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One base is inserted into the sequence
* FRAMESHIFT occurs: all following bases shift over/are affected

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What happens in a point deletion?

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One base is deleted from the sequence
* FRAMESHIFT occurs: all following bases shift over/are affected

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What is an example of a chromosomal disorder?

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trisomy 21

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What are the 4 types of chromosomal mutations?

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  1. chromosome deletion
  2. chromosome duplication
  3. chromosome inversion
  4. chromosome translocation
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What happens in a chromosome deletion?

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a section of the chromosome breaks off and disappears

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What happens in chromosome duplication?

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a section of the chromosome is copied and added on

17
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What happens in a chromosome inversion?

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a section of the chromosome is detached, rotated 180° and reattached

18
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What happens in a chromosome translocation?

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a section detaches from one chromosome and reattaches to a different chromosome

19
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What are the 4 consequences of point mutations?

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  1. nonsense mutation
  2. missense mutation
  3. silent mutation
  4. frameshift
20
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What happens in a nonsense mutation?

what happens, effects on resultant polypeptide, effects on phenotype

A

a triplet codon is changed to a stop codon
* resultant polypeptide is cut short
* MAJOR change to phenotype

21
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What happens in a missense mutation?

what happens, effects on resultant polypeptide, effects on phenotype

A

a triplet codon is change to code for a different amino acid
* resultant polypeptide is LESS functional
* MINOR change to phenotype

22
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What happens in a silent mutation?

what happens, effects on resultant polypeptide, effects on phenotype

A

a triplet codon is changed but codes for the same amino acid
* resultant polypeptide is unchanged
* NO change to phenotype

23
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What happens in a Frameshift mutation?

what happens, effects on resultant polypeptide, effects on phenotype

A

everything shifts over
* resultant polypeptide’s amino acid sequence completely changes
* MAJOR change to phenotype

can only occur in insertion or deletion

24
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What are the consequences of chemical mutations?

(2 possible effects)

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  1. could affect phenotype
  2. likely to lead to amino acid sequence change in resultant polypeptide
25
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Where does a somatic mutation occur?

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in a NON-SEX CELL

26
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What are the effects of a somatic mutation

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  • can’t be passed on to offspring
  • can be passed on in mitotic cell division
  • affects a localised part of the organism
27
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Where does a germline mutation occcur?

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in a cell that will BECOME a SEX CELL

28
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What are the effects of a germline mutation?

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  • will be passed down to offspring (and will be in all cells of the offspring) - can potentially affect the whole organism of the offspring
  • is a new allele in the population

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