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Biology PP 23
Mutation
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| *mutation* | changes in DNA sequences; change in sequence of nucleotides |
| recombination | change in the positioning of the genetic material |
| Two ways that cause mutation | errors in DNA replication (mispairing of bases by DNA polymerase) and mutagens (agents that damage DNA) |
| missense | genetic mutation - codon for one amino acid is changed to one that codes for another |
| frameshifts | changes the reading frame of genetic message |
| can radiation cause mutation? | yes |
| how is thymine dimers made? | are made when UV light crosslinks adjacent bases |
| carcinogens | agents that cause cancer |
| p53 | check point guard (if cell is damage, p53 says stop to damage cell and go fix your DNA, induce repair enzyme) |
| Kinds of mutation | deletion, duplication, inversion, reciprocal translocation |
| reciprocal translocation | cross over between non-homologs |
| inversion | region on chromosome are switched |
| Give an example of disorder of chromosomal translocation | chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) |
| true or false? | cancer cells have many translocation mutation? |
| Are mutation always bad? | they are the bases for evolution |