what is the name of something that causes mutations?
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mutagens
UV light
chemicals
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when can't the mutations be inherited by the offspring?
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occurs in the body cells - somatic mutation
occurs in the sex cells - gametic mutation
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what are the main types of mutations?
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substitution
nonsense
insertion
deletion
mutagens
chromosomal
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what are the types of substitution mutation?
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nonsense
insertion
silent
missense
deletion
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what types of mutations causes frameshift?
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substitution
insertion
deletion
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frameshift is when a base is inserted or deleted and causes the bases/triplets move along one. resulting in codons shifting so the amino acids are coded differently and overall the protein may not carry out the correct cellular function.
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True
False
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what is nonsense?
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codes for a different amino acid
codes for a stop codon
the same amino acid, because of redundancy due to degeneracy
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what is a silent mutation?
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code for a stop codon
the same amino acid, because of redundancy due to degeneracy
code for a different amino acid
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what is missense?
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the same amino acid, because of redundancy due to degeneracy