Mutations
Biology ⇒ Genetics and Heredity
Mutations starts at 10 and continues till grade 12.
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A student is studying a gene and finds that a single base pair has been deleted. What type of mutation is this, and what is its likely effect?
Describe how a nonsense mutation can affect the resulting protein.
Describe how environmental factors can increase the mutation rate in organisms.
Describe the difference between a somatic mutation and a germline mutation.
Describe the difference between a transition and a transversion mutation.
Describe the role of DNA repair mechanisms in preventing mutations.
Explain how a base substitution can lead to a missense, nonsense, or silent mutation.
Explain how a mutation in a regulatory region of DNA can affect gene expression.
Explain the difference between a gene mutation and a chromosomal mutation.
Explain why frameshift mutations are often more severe than point mutations.
Explain why not all mutations in a gene will affect the protein product.
What is a mutation in the context of genetics?
