Mutations

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What is a mutation?

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Change in the genetic material

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What can mutations affect?

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fitness

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Mutations cause

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new alleles to be introduced into the population

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error in ____

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replication and meiosis

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A change in the genetic code = ____

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mutation

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Can mutations be inherited?

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Yes

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A single-base mutation in a messenger RNA molecule could transcribe the DNA sequence TACGAA into: ATGCTT, AUGCUU, TACGAA, GCUTAT

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AUGCUU

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Original DNA: CAT GAT
New DNA: CAT AT
What mutation occurred?

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deletion

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What type of mutation has occurred in this picture? Options: inversion, frameshift, insertion, substitution

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inversion

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Where do mutations occur? Options: DNA and RNA, DNA , RNA, mRNA and tRNA

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DNA