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Topic 8: The Control of Gene expression
Mutations
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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