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A stem cell is an unspecialised cell that can:

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make copies of itself and differentiate (make copies of itself)

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Differentiation occurs when

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when unspecialised cells become specialised

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A differentiated cell only

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Has a few genes switched on

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the 2 types of stem cells are

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embryonic and adult (tissue)

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embryonic stem cells are

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derived from an embryo

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embryonic stem cells have the ability to

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differentiate into all cell types

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Where are adult stem cells found?

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in small numbers in the tissue and organs of adults and children, including the brain, bone marrow, skeletal muscle and skin

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adults stem cells give rise to

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a more limited range of cell types.

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the theraputic uses of stem cells incude:

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bone marrow transplants
skin graphs for burns
stem cell graphs for cornea repair

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stem cell research gives us information including:

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the study of diseases
drug testing
how the processes of growth, differentiation and gene regulation work

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which type of stem cells has ethical issues surrounding it

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embryonic stem cells

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somatic cells are

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the differentiated cells that form the different types of body tissue

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type of somatic cells are:

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epithelial cells (cover the body surface and  line body cavities)
connectives tissue ( includes blood, bone and cartilage cells)
muscle cells (form muscle tissue)
nerve cells (form nerve tissue)
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during growth and repair, somatic cells

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always divide by mitosis to maintain diploid chromosome number

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germline cells include

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the gametes and the cells that produce gametes (gamete mother cells)

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germline cells can divide by mitosis to

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produce more germline cells

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germline cells can also divide by meiosis to

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produce haploid gametes

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if a genetic mutation occurs in a germline cells, it

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will be passed on to the offspring during sexual reproduction

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genetic mutations that occur in somatic cells will

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not be passed to the offspring, as these cells are not involved in sexual reproduction

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Cancer cells continue to

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reproduce to produce a mass of abnormal cells called a tumor

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cancer cells do not

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respond to regulatory signals that would instruct them to stop dividing

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DNA consists of

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units called nucleotides

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Nucleotides are made up of

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phosphate
base
deoxyribose sugar

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there are four different types of

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nucleotides, depending on the base

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certain bases are complementary to

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each other, this is called the base pairing rule

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a pairs with

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t

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g pairs with

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c

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28
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bases in adjacent strands are

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held together by hydrogen bonds

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DNA is held together by a strong chemical bond between

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the phosphate of one nucleotide and the carbon 3 of the sugar on another nucleotide

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30
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the double helix is described as

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having two anti-parallel chains of nucleotides because one side goes 5’ to 3’ and the opposite side goes 3’ to 5’

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the base sequence of a DNA determines

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the genotype

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32
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DNA is arranged in

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tightly coiled nucleotides

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33
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the DNA is packed with

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proteins

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34
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DNA replication occurs in

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the nucleus and involves DNA unwinding

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35
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once the DNA has unwound it

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unzips to expose its bases

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36
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the DNA bases are now

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used as a template for a new DNA strand to be made

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once the nucleotides are exposed, free floating

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nucleotides in the nucleus join on to their complementary bases

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38
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once the nucleotides are lined back up, they

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join to their partner by hydrogen bonds

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39
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the DNA strand forms a

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sugar phosphate backbone

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40
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the DNA strand then

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Winds back up to form 2 identical double helix’s

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41
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each double helix contains

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one original strand and one “new” strand

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DNA polymerase is

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an enzyme that controls the sugar phosphate bonding

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DNA polymerase can also

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add nucleotides to the strand but only add nucleotides to a pre-existing chain

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for DNA polymerase to work a

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primer must be present

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what is a primer?

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a primer is short sequence of nucleotides at the 3’ end

46
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once the fragments are all in place

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the enzyme ligase jooins the fragment together

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when copying a long chromosome

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many replication forks operate simultaneously

48
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for DNA replication to occur, the nucleus must contain:

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DNA (template)
Primers
supply of 4 types of nucleotide
enzymes (both ligase and DNA polymerase)
ATP
49
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there are 3 types of RNA:

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messenger RNA (mRNA)
transfer RNA (mtRNA)
ribosomal RNA (rRNA)
50
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RNA is

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a nucleic acid with a similar structure to DNA

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the role of RNA is in

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Producing proteins

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mRNA is made

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in the nucleus

53
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mRNA carries a copy of

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the DNA code from the nucleus to the ribosome

54
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each tRNA can

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carry one specific amino acid from the cytoplasm to the ribosome

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ribosomes are made up of

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protein and ribosomal RNA

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RNA is made up of

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nucleotides

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nucleotides consists of

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phosphate
base
robose sugar

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During protein synthesis

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RNA bases pair with their complementary bases

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proteins are made up of

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joining together amino acids in a specific sequence

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the order of amino acids is

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dictated by the order of the bases on the DNA

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two main stages of protein synthesis

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Transcription

Translation

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Transcription occurs in

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nucleus

63
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in transcription, a section of DNA is

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copied to produce a strand of RNA

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in stage one of transcription,

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the section of DNA which codes for the desired protein unwinds and unzips

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in stage two of transcription

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Free mRNA nucleotides enter the nucleus and RNA polymerase joins them with their complimentary DNA base starting at 3’ end. only one strand of DNA is copied

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the strand of mRNA produced by transcription is called a

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Primary transcription

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Primary transcription contains

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regions which code for the production of of the protein called extrons and regions which are non coding which are called introns.

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the introns must

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be removed before translation can occur

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Translation is

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the synthesis of a protein in the form of a polypeptide chain

70
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the strand of mRNA is

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divided into triplet bases called codons

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each codon contains

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the code for one amino acid

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tRNA’s function is

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to pick up a specific amino acid and bring it to the mRNA on the ribosome

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the structure of tRNA

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the anticodon is composed of a triplet of bases which are cfomplementary to an mRNA codon

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the amino acid binding site can

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only pick up one specific amino acid

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translation occurs in

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ribosome

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AUG is the

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Start codon. this indicates to the tRNA where to add the first amino acid

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complementary anticodons pair with

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their complementary codon ensuring the amino acids are in the right sequence

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the amino acids join together by

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a peptide bond to form a polypeptide chain

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Stop codons

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indicate to the tRNA where to stop adding amino acids

80
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Different mRNA molecules are produced from

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the same primary transcription depending on which segments are treated as exons and which are treated as introns

81
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after translation the polypeptide chain can be modified to produce many different proteins

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the polypeptide chain can be cut and combined with other polypeptides
a phosphate or carbohydrate group ca n be added to the polypeptide chain

82
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types of protein: fibrous

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collagen
elastin
keratin

83
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types of protein: globular

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enzymes
antibodies
hormones

84
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types of protein: conjugated

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chlorophyll

haemoglobin

85
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your phenotypes are determined by

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the protein you produce

86
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the protein you produce are controlled by

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the gene being expressed

only a fraction of the genes in a cell are expressed

87
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gene epression can be influenced by

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intra-cellular and extra-cellular environmental factors

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gene expression is controlled by

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the regulation of transcription and translation

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a mutation is

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a change to a individuals DNA

90
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there are two types of mutation

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Gene Mutation

chromosome mutation

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mutations are

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the only source of new variation

92
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mutations frequency can be increase

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by mutagenic agents

93
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examples of mutagenic agents

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chemicals (mustard gas)

radiation (UV lights)

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gene mutation involves

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a change in the sequence of nucleotides

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this can be by

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substitution, deletion or insertion of nucleotides

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a substitution mutation involves

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a change In one nucleotide in the DNA sequence of a single gene

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substitution mutation results In

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one codon for one amino acid being altered

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substitutions include

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missense
nonsense
splice - site mutations

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missense mutation changes the

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codon for an amino acid so that a different acid is inserted

100
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an example of a disorder that results from missense mutation

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sickle cell anemia

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nonsense mutation results in

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a codon for a specific amino acid being changed to a stop codon

102
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nonsense mutation causes

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protein synthesis to stop early and results in a shorter protein which is unable to function

103
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Splice - site mutation

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mutations in the area

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