unit 4 small scale mutations

Question 1

Types of small-scale mutations
1. Missense mutations
2. slient mutation:

Answer 1

1. Missense mutations:
   -subsitution of base in coding sequence
   -makes wrong amino acid
   ex. sickle cell anemia
2. silent mutations:
   -substiution of base
   -results in the correct amino acid

Question 2

Types of small-scale mutations
3. nonsense mutations
4. frame shift mutations

Answer 2

4. frame shift mutations:
   -deletion or insertion
   -changes the frame reading
   -makes a non functional protein
5. nonsense mutations
   -substiution of base
   -makes a wrong stop codon