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What is a a cause of DNA mutation?

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Anonymous

10y ago
Updated: 7/8/2022

Background radiation, radioactive atoms within DNA strands, replication errors, and random events including chemical "mistakes".

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If we didn't have junk DNA any mutation would cause damage to essential sequences of DNA and likely kill the host. It would be to dangerous to be in the sun because uv radiation cause mutations. However most of the mutation occur in the non essentioal junk DNA thus protecting essential DNA.


The substitution of one base for another during DNA replication is an example of?

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How can a mutation in a base sequence cause a change in a protein?

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Why is important that exact copies of DNA are produced during replication?

because if not.. it will cause DNA mutation... your features may change or worst.. it may cause cancer... because in theory.. cancer is caused by DNA mutations...