Module 37 - Mutations Flashcards
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Transposition
A
A process by which movable DNA sequences can move around the genome, leaving one place and inserting into another
2
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Polyploidy
A
Having more than two sets of chromosomes
3
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Triploid
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Having three sets of chromosomes
4
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Mutagens
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Agents that increase the probability of a mutation
5
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Horizontal gene transfer
A
When a cell receives DNA from another cell that is not its parent cell
6
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Conjugation
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Direct cell-to-cell transfer of DNA
7
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Transformation
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When DNA released to the environment by cell breakdown is taken up by other cells
8
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Transduction
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Horizontal gene transfer through viruses (for example, a cell receives DNA from a virus that also contains DNA from a different cell)
