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Genes are a few pieces along a chromosome. When a cell divides, the chromosome is copied. Some time the copy is not exact. Have you ever copied something and ever made a mistake? A gene might have an extra instruction added or an instruction deleted. Sometimes, a gene will be duplicated. Frequently the mistake causes the death of the cell. Sometimes it gives an organism an advantage of some type. Some people in parts of Russia can not catch AIDS due to a mutation. At one time such changes were called spontaneous. Now it is suspected such changes are caused by mistakes in copying.
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What do you call a change in the genetic code?
gene- coding or gene manipulationor if youre looking for the answer from novelstars ;;; MUTATION :D
Is cystic fibrosis caused by a gene mutation or chromosomal mutation?
It is caused by a gene mutation in the single gene on chromosome 7 that produces a protein known as CFTR.
Is gene mutation and mutation is same?
yup
Mutation is any change in a gene or chromosome?
mutations
How mutation can change the gene pool?
If a mutation is present in a gamete, then the mutation will enter the population's gene pool. Once it is in the gene pool, natural selection and genetic drift will influence the frequency that the mutation appears in the population.
Name 2 major types of mutation?
i] spontaneous mutation ii] induced mutation iii] germinal mutation iv] somatic mutation v] chromosomal mutation vi] gene mutation are the some of the major types of mutation......
Whats a change in gene or chromosome?
A change in a gene or chromosome is called a: Mutation
What are the 2 kinds of mutation?
Spontaneous and induced mutation
A mutation that involves a single nucleotide is called a(an)?
Point Mutation- a type of gene mutation in which only a single nucleotide in a gene has been changed.
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 the sudden change in a gene called?
The sudden change in a gene is called a mutation.
Is Huntington's Disease a gene mutation?
No, it's caused by a single point mutation of a gene.
What is the effects of mutation?
A mutation is a permenent in DNA sequence of a gene,mutation in a gene's DNA sequence can alterthe aminoacid sequence of the protein encodedby the gene.
How can an organism exhibit a trait not possessed by either parent?
Spontaneous mutation can affect a gene. The Organism can learn - though some would not call anything learned "a trait"
What do you call a change in the genetic code?
gene- coding or gene manipulationor if youre looking for the answer from novelstars ;;; MUTATION :D
Is cystic fibrosis caused by a gene mutation or chromosomal mutation?
It is caused by a gene mutation in the single gene on chromosome 7 that produces a protein known as CFTR.
Is gene mutation and mutation is same?
yup
