Cards (9)

  • 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