Mutations

• A mutation is a change in base sequence of DNA during DNA replication
• What are the 6 types of mutations?

  Substitution, Deletion, Duplication, Addition, Inversion and Translocation
• What is a substitution mutation?

  when 1 nucleotide is replaced with another
• why might mutations be silent?

  degenerate nature of genetic code
• What is a deletion mutation?

  when a portion of DNA is removed
• What is a duplication Mutation?

  when a section of DNA is replicated
• What is an addition mutation?

  when a new base is added to a sequence
• what is a inversion mutation?

  when sections of DNA is reversed
• What is a Translocation mutation?

  movement of a section of DNA to a different location