Mutations Flashcards
Mutations are _
Permanent changes in genes
External causes of mutations include: radiation, chemicals, and infectious biological agents are called _
Mutagens
External causes of mutations such as radiation _ and _ are called mutagens
Chemicals
Infectious or biological agents
Mutations occur during _
Replication of DNA
Mutations can lead to _
Genetic conditions
_ is the virus that causes Covid
SARS-COV-2
Covid found to mutate appropriately _
Once a week
Mutations fall into _ categories
2
In frame-shift mutation, a _ is inserted or deleted
Base pair
Base pairs inserted or deleted cause _ impacting whole sequence of base pairs
Reading frame
In a point mutation, a single base pair is _
Substituted
In point mutation, most of the time mutation is _
Benign
Because we have complimentary, two, genes _ not always affected by mutation in one gene
Reading order
Insertion is when _ added to DNA sequence
One or more bases
When insertion occurs during meiosis, effects can be _
Dangerous
