Where/How mutations occur

Question 1

germline mutations

Answer 1

occurs in the sperm or egg and is passed onto the offspring

sperm with mutations probably dont swim well

Question 2

acquired mutation

Answer 2

genes are damaged sometime during an animals life
UV radiation
genetics
viruses
age

Question 3

oncogenes

Answer 3

a mutation turns a healthy cell into a cancerous cell
HER gene
RAS gene family

Question 4

DNA repair jeans

Answer 4

fix mistakes when copies are made

BRCA1 BRCA2 P53 (50% of cancers have this mutation)