It is permanent change of the nucleotide sequence of the genome of an organism.
Mutation occurs in the DNA of the cell. Mutation leads to changes in the sequence of amino acids in a protein. Altered protein function affects the traits expressed by the cell.
Cancer- certain mutations (changes) in a cell's genetic material may cause that cell to reproduce with out control.
The correct sequence of events for a mutation to affect the traits expressed by a cell is as follows: first, the mutation changes the DNA sequence of a gene. Next, this altered DNA is transcribed into messenger RNA (mRNA). Then, the mRNA is translated into a protein. Finally, the change in the protein can lead to a modified phenotype or trait expressed by the cell.
changes in the DNA sequence
dna in a cell needs protein and chromosomes.
dna in a cell needs protein and chromosomes.
dna in a cell needs protein and chromosomes.
"mutation"
In prokaryotes cell transformation is an alteration of the cell from the uptake, genomic incorporation, and expression of foreign genetic material.In eukaryotes this is called transfection. Transformation in eukaryotes is reserved to describe an alteration of the cell that results in a tumor cell phenotype.
One common example of a substitution mutation is a point mutation where one nucleotide base is replaced by another. This can lead to changes in the amino acid sequence of a protein during translation. An example would be a mutation where a Cytosine (C) is substituted for a Thymine (T) in the DNA sequence.
For sickle cell anemia, there is a single-point mutation in the beta-globin gene. The mutation causes a change in the mRNA sequence from GAG to GTG, resulting in the substitution of glutamic acid with valine at the 6th position of the beta-globin protein.
A mutation is least likely to affect a cell when it occurs in a non-coding region of the DNA, such as introns or intergenic regions, where it does not alter the coding sequence of a gene. Additionally, if the mutation results in a synonymous change (where the amino acid sequence remains unchanged) or occurs in a region that does not impact gene regulation, the effects on the cell will likely be minimal. Furthermore, mutations that are repaired by cellular mechanisms or are functionally redundant due to gene duplications may also have little to no impact.