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BIOLOGY CH.12
SECTION 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| changes in the DNA sequence that affect genetic information | mutations |
| gene ______ result from changes in a single _____. Chromosomal mutations involve changes in _____ chromosomes | mutations, gene, whole |
| mutations that affect one nucleotide are called _______ ___________ | point mutations |
| mutations that shift the reading frame of the code, every codon after that IS affected | frameshift mutations |
| loss of all or part of a chromosome | deletion |
| a segment of chromosome is duplicated | duplication |
| part of a chromosome is oriented in the reverse of its usual direction | inversion |
| part of one chromosome breaks off and attaches to another nonhomologous chromosome | translocation |