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| rod-like structure that contains the genetic material of an organism encoded into DNA |
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| mutations that occur within genes (S,I,D) |
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| deletion (of nucleotides) |
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| single gene mutation involving removal of a nucleotide from a sequence |
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| single gene mutation in which an additional nucleotide is placed into a sequence |
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| single gene mutation in which one nucleotide is replaced by another |
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| substitution mutation; a single nucleotide change results in a codon for a different amino acid |
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| substitution mutation in which a codon is changed to a stop codon, shortening the resulting protein |
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| mutation at a point where coding (exons) and non-coding sections (introns) meet in a section of DNA |
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| type of gene mutations in which all the amino acids coded for after the mutation are changed |
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| mutations that affect the structure of chromosomes (D,D,I,T) |
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| chromosome mutation in which a sequence of genes is repeated on a chromosome |
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| chromosome mutation in which a sequence of genes is lost from a chromosome |
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| chromosome mutation where part of a chromosome becomes attached to another chromosome (non-homologous partner) |
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| Pairs of chromosomes that match each other, humans have 23 matching pairs |
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| chromosome mutation in which a section of the chromosome is removed, reversed and reinserted |
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