Mutations Flashcards
0
Q
What is polyploidy AKA complete non-disconjunction?
A
All spindle fibres fail and no homologous chromosomes are seperated
1
Q
What is non-disconjunction?
A
When spindle fibres fail to separate homologous chromosomes
2
Q
Name the 4 possible chromosome mutations
A
Deletion
Duplication
Translocation
Inversion
3
Q
Name the 4 possible gene mutations
A
Inversion
Deletion
Insertion
Substitution
4
Q
Name the 2 point mutations
A
Inversion and substition
5
Q
Name the 2 frameshift mutations
A
Deletion and insertion
6
Q
What is the only source of new variation and is the raw material for evolution?
A
Mutation
7
Q
Fertilisation is a
A
Random process
