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> are changes made to
an organism’s genetic material.

> changes may be due to errors in
replication, errors during
transcription, radiation, viruses
and many other things.

A

Mutations

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large category of mutations that
describe a change in single
nucleotide of DNA, that causes
that DNA to be different from the
normal type gene sequence.

A

Point Mutation

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Types of Point Mutation

A

> Insertion
Deletion
Substitution

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4
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Extra base pair is added to a sequence of bases (Types of point mutation)

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Insertion

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5
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Disorder that is caused by insertion

A

Thalassemia

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