Mutations and mutagenic agents Flashcards
1
Q
What is a mutation?
A
Any change to the base sequence of DNA is a mutation
2
Q
What can mutations be caused by?
A
Errors during DNA replication
3
Q
What can increase the rate of mutation?
A
Mutagenic agents
4
Q
What are some examples of types of mutations?
A
Substitution Deletion Addition Duplication Inversion Translocation
5
Q
What is a substitution mutation?
A
One or more bases are swapped for another
6
Q
What is a deletion mutation?
A
One or more bases are removed
7
Q
What is an addition mutation?
A
One or more bases are added
8
Q
What is a duplication mutation?
A
One or more bases are repeated
9
Q
What is an inversion mutation?
A
A sequence of bases is reversed
10
Q
What is a translocation mutation?
A
A sequence of bases is moved from one location in the genome to another. Within a chromosome or between them
