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Mutates-- Undergoes a spontaneous change in the make-up of genes or chromosomes.
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What does mutation?
mutation means: change in a hereditary character
How does a mutation in a cell affect an organism?
A mutation in a sex cell means that the mutation can be passed on to the individuals offspring. If the mutation just occurred in a somatic cell, it would not be passed down.
What is the root word for the word mutation?
mutate is the root that mutation comes from.
How does mutation differ from replication?
Mutation means to change an aspect of something in a copy. Replication copies it identically.
What is the difference between crossover and mutation in genetic algorithm?
mutation means change in genetic structure..where as crossover means interchanging the genetic structure of two or more chromosomes..
Explain why a mutation in a sperm or egg cell has different consequences than one in a heart cell?
A mutation in a sperm or egg cell means that the mutation while most likely be passed down to the offspring of that organism. If the mutation is in anything but a gamete, it will not be passed down.
Which term means a new trait that results from a change in genetic formation?
mutation
How can mutation occurs in cells?
Mutations can be inherited. This means that if a parent has a mutation in his or her DNA, then the mutation is passed on to his or her children.Mutations can be acquired. This happens when environmental agents damage DNA, or when mistakes occur when a cell copies its DNA prior to cell division.
Why do persons having a mutation pass this condition on to their offspring?
Individuals with a mutation can pass it on to their offspring because the mutation is present in their germline cells (sperm or eggs), which are used to create offspring. This means that the genetic mutation is incorporated into the DNA of the offspring, resulting in them inheriting the mutation.
If a strand of DNA with the sequence TGA mutated to GCA would it be a silent or missense mutation?
Both a silent and missense mutation is a change in one nucleotide. However, a silent mutation still codes for the same amino acid, but a missense mutation codes for a different amino acid. This means that a silent mutation will have no affect on the resulting protein, but a missense mutation will. Still, it is not guaranteed that a a missense mutation will result in a disfunction of created protein, as long as it is not occurring in the activation site.
Which term means a new trait that results from a change in genetic form?
That'd be a mutation.
What Latin root most likely means change or exchange?
The root "mut" (seen in the word mutation).
