Types Of Mutations

Question 1

Four types

Answer 1

Addition/insertion
Subtraction/deletion
Substitution
Inversion

Question 2

Addition/insertion

Answer 2

When extra nucleotides are added to the genetic sequence

DNA strand is longer

Question 3

SubtrCtion

Answer 3

When nucleotides are removed fro. The genetic sequence

DNA strand is shorter

Question 4

Substitution

Answer 4

When nucleotides are replaced by another base

May or may not change the amino acid being coded for depending on the location of the base in the codon

Question 5

Inversion

Answer 5

When a sequence of nucleotides are reversed end to end

Section of inversion will be misread causing amino acids to be produced in reverse