Mutations Flashcards
1
Q
affects reproductive cells (eggs and sperms)
passed by offspring
A
germ mutation
2
Q
affects body cells
not passed by offspring
A
somatic mutation
3
Q
gene mutations
A
produce changes in single gene
point mutations
frameshift mutations
4
Q
point mutations
A
substitution
insertion
deletion
5
Q
frameshift mutations
A
deletion
insertion
6
Q
chromosomal mutations
A
changes in the number or structure of chromosomes deletion duplication inversion translocation
7
Q
failure of homologous chromosomes to separate during meiosis
A
nondisjunction
8
Q
condition in which an organism has extra sets of chromosomes
found in plants
A
polyploidy
9
Q
heritable changes in genetic information
A
mutation
