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Mutation

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a change in genetic material (DNA) is called? mutation
Somatic cell mutation only affect what cells? Cells that are produced by mitosis from the mutant cell.
mutations that produce changes in a single gene is? gene mutations
gene mutations that involve changes in only one is? point mutations
a different nucleotide is called? substitutions
an extra nucleotide is called? insertions
a missing nucleotide is called? deletions
Substitutions usually affect whcih amino acids? only a single amino acid
If the change is in the third base of the codon what happens to the amino acids? There is no change in amino acid sequence
insertions and deletions are ofte more dramatic-changing the groupings of the bases is called? frameshift mutation
Changes in the number or structure of the chromosome is? chromosomal mutations
part of a chromosome is copied and added to the chromosome is called? duplication
Part of the chromosome are lost from the chromosome is? deletion
________: a piece of the chromosome is snipped out and then reattached-only in the reverse direction inversion
______: a piece of one chromosome is attached to another chromosome translocation
The largest change in the DNA of an organism is a change in the ______ of chromosomes it has number
________- having an abnormal number of some chromosome aneuploid
One type of chromosomal mutation in platns is called _______ which is the multiplication of entire sets of chromosomes polyploidy
What is an acid that has more than one codon? prioline
Mutations can occur in either _______ cels or in _______ cells somatic; germ
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