Section 17: Gene Mutations Flashcards
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Heritable Mutation
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Passed on to future generations
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3 Things that cause Mutation
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Mistake in DNA-dependent DNA polymerase
Chemicals found in environment
Ultraviolet rays from the sun and tanning lights
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Genotype
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Genetic sequence
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Phenotype
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Physical characteristics
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Regulatory Mutations
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Mutational control occurs outside the structural genes that are affected
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Ames Test
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Used to identify which chemicals cause mutations