Mutations Flashcards
1
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Definition
A
new genetic variation arises from changes in the DNA of a cell called mutations
2
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Effects on Mutations can be…
A
beneficial, detrimental, or neutral
3
Q
How can Mutations occur?
A
Spontaneously, or induced.
4
Q
what are the DNA base pairs?
A
Adenine & Thymine
Guanine & Cytosine
5
Q
what are the types of mutations?
A
point substitution
insertion
deletion
duplication
translocation
6
Q
what type of mutation is point substitution?
A
genetic base pairings (DNA)
7
Q
what type of mutation are insertion, deletion, duplication, and translocation?
A
chromosomal
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