purple box Flashcards
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Definition of mutagen
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Any physical or enviornmental agent that can cause a genetic mutation
2
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Definition of mutation
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When an error is made during replication (copying). When the wrong nucleotide is brought in during replication.
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Definition of addition mutation
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A type of frameshift mutation where one nucleotide is added to the sequence of DNA
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Definition of deletion mutation
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A type of frameshift mutation where one nucleotide is removed from the sequence of DNA
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Definition of substitution mutagen
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Mutation where one nucleotide (nitrogen base) is substituted for another during the copying of DNA (DNA replication)
