The nature of mutations

Question 1

mutation of individual nucleotides is… but mutation across the genome is….

Answer 1

rare, common

Question 2

The rate of error in DNA replication is

Answer 2

10^-10

Question 3

Hotspots are

Answer 3

certain regions in nucleotides that are prone to mutations

Question 4

Somatic mutations

Answer 4

passed only to the daughter cells on a particular region

Question 5

Germ cell mutation

Answer 5

passed onto new offspring