A change in the structure or amount of the genetic material of an organism

A mutation in which only one nucleotide nitrogenous base in a gene is changed

A mutation, such as the insertion or deletion of a nucleotide in a coding sequence, that results in the misreading of the code during translation because of a change in the reading frame

Agent that can induce or increase the frequency of mutation in organisms

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Terms 8.7

Term	Definition
Mutation	A change in the structure or amount of the genetic material of an organism
Point Mutation	A mutation in which only one nucleotide nitrogenous base in a gene is changed
Frame-shift Mutation	A mutation, such as the insertion or deletion of a nucleotide in a coding sequence, that results in the misreading of the code during translation because of a change in the reading frame
Mutagen	Agent that can induce or increase the frequency of mutation in organisms