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| A gain of function mutation leads to? |
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| A protein with an altered function |
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| A loss of function mutation leads to? |
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| A missense mutation substitutes _____________. |
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| One amino acid for another |
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| A nonsense mutation causes what to form? |
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| A type of point mutation that is not expressed as the phenotype, and has no effect on amino acid sequences is a.... |
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| Addition of groups to the bases is a type of? |
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| Alteration of bases by chemicals is a type of? |
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| Conditional Mutations cause their phenotypes under what kind of conditions? |
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| Damage inflicted on the genetic material by radiation is a type of? |
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| Deletions, duplications, inversions, and translocations are all examples of? |
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| Errors by DNA Polymerase during replication are a type of? |
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| Loss of an amino group in cytosine, or a deamination, is a type of? |
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| Mutations are the raw material of? |
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| Mutations that are not passed on to sexually produced offspring. |
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| Mutations that are passed on to sexually produced offspring. |
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| Point mutations and Chromosomal Mutations are examples of mutations at the ____________. |
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| Removal of part of the genetic material is considered a? |
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| True or False-Germ line and somatic mutations can only benefit an organism. |
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| False. They can be harmful, too |
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| True or False-Mutagens are artificial only. |
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| False. They are natural also |
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| What is the importance of 5-methylcytosine? |
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| It is a Hot Spot for Mutations |
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| What is the main difference between a spontaneous and an induced mutation? |
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| Induced mutations require a mutagen to occur |
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| What kind of mutation can lead to the production of nonfunctional proteins? |
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| When a base temporarily forms a rare tautomer, a _____________ can occur. |
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| When a broken segment is inserted in reverse order, this is called an? |
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| When a segment of a chromosome breaks off and is inserted into another chromosome, this is a? |
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| When homologous chromosomes break at different points and swap segments, and one contains a duplication, this is a? |
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| When radiation damages DNA, radiation can be considered a? |
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