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Describe 4 ways mutation can occur without change its phenotype?
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∙ 16y ago
The phenotype will not be affected with silent mutation and synonymous mutation. It also can be mutated in a coding region that changes the amino acid or changes the protein to be folded.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 12y agodeletion, frameshift, and insertion hope this answers your question
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Could a mutation affect phenotype?
Yes, a mutation can occur without affecting the phenotype at all. For example, a point mutation may change a nucleotide in a codon, but sometimes, the codon can still code the same amino acid, so the mRNA strand can still make the same protein.
Which gene mutation is less likely to result in a phenotype change and why?
phylogeny
What cell mutation does not impact the phenotype of the organism because the protein remains unchanged?
It is possible for a point mutation to not change the sequence of amino acids in a protein. This will result in the protein being unchanged and will not affect the phenotype.
What One example of a mutation that would not affect an organisms phenotype?
A Missense Mutation.It is a point mutation where the mutations alters the base sequence without changing the resulting function of the subsequent protein. This is usually when the mutation does not change the amino acid which the codon codes for.
What causes a frequency in a population to change after each generation?
Gene mutation causes the phenotype frequency in a population to change after each generation.
Explain how mutations in gametes may result in phenotypic changes in offspring?
mutation in the DNA will cause the amino acids to code for a different protein, creating a new structure, therefore altering the phenotype.
What name do scientists use to describe a change in a gene?
mutation.
Does mutation occur to create new phenotypes of organisms?
A mutation occurs randomly and can cause a new phenotype. For example, blue eye color is caused by a random mutation in the genes governing eye color. This mutation occurred between 6000 and 10000 years ago. Before that, nobody had blue eyes.
Evolution is the gradual change in phenotype frequency of a species what process causes evolution?
Mutation, genetic drift, gene flow and the driver of adaptive change, natural selection.
What are Symptoms of the human mutation and effects?
The curious thing about any type of genetic mutation is that it can change anything in any place on the affected chromosome. Most genetic mutations have no affect on the phenotype. In some extreme cases though (i.e. LOTS of radiation) offspring are known to have extensive genetic mutation.
What is the term for any permanent change in a gene of chromosome?
The permanent change in a gene or a chromosome is called Mutation.
What is a mutation called that has no effect on an organism?
A point mutation, in which one nitrogen base in a codon is substituted for another, may have no effect on an organism. This is true if the base substitution does not change the amino acid that the codon represents, or if the mutation occurs in a non-critical location in the protein so that the protein's structure is not changed significantly and the protein is still able to function.
