Gene Mutation Flashcards by Lauren Widdup

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What is a mutation?

A change to the base sequence of DNA

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What is polyploidy?

Where an organism will have three or more sets of chromosomes instead of two

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What is non-disjunction?

Results in a gamete having either one more or one less chromosome after failing to separate during meiosis

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What is a mutagenic agent?

A biological factor that can increase the rate mutations, which are changes in the DNA sequence

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Gene Mutation Flashcards

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