1. Mutations Flashcards
how may a mutation be positive?
may give the organisms an advantage at surviving in the wild and better suit their environment
list all of the types of mutations
- Substitution
- Inversion
- Insertion
- Deletion
- Duplication
- Translocation
define inversion
what are the consequences?
where a sequence of bases is revered
there is no change in the protein coding as amino acid sequence is degenerate
define insertion
what can it lead to?
one or more bases are being added
can cause a frame shift
define deletion
what can it lead to?
one or more bases are removed
can cause a frame shift
define duplication
what can it lead to?
where one or more bases are duplicated, leading to a frame shift or genetic disease
define translocation
where sequence of bases is moved from one part of the genome to another
which mutations can lead to a frame shift?
insertion, deletion and duplication
