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Mutations differ and change according to many factors:
1- Site of occurrence: -Genetic mutations -Chromosomal mutations
2- The inheritance: -Somatic mutations -Gamete mutations
3- The origin: -Spontaneous (natural) mutations
-Induced mutations
4- The harmful OR useful effects: -Undesirable mutations
-Desirable mutations
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Can plasmids mutate?
Yes, plasmids can mutate through various mechanisms such as point mutations, insertions, deletions, or recombination events. These mutations can affect the functionality of the plasmid or its ability to replicate and be maintained within a host cell.
How can mutations affect an organism?
It depends on if it is in the germ line or in a somatic Cell. In the germ line a mutation can cause birth defects or lethal mutations. In somatic Cells it can cause cancer. The Genetic Mutation will have either of these effects: either beneficial or detrimental.
What do mutations in genes cause?
Mutations in genes can cause changes in the structure or function of the corresponding proteins, leading to various outcomes such as genetic disorders, cancer, or altered traits. Mutations can disrupt normal cellular processes, affect gene regulation, or result in the production of abnormal proteins.
How can mutations in different genes contribute to the development of a single disease?
Mutations in different genes can contribute to the development of a single disease by affecting various biological pathways or processes that are involved in the disease. These mutations can interact with each other or with environmental factors to disrupt normal cellular functions, leading to the manifestation of the disease.
A greater amount of DNA damage occurs when a living organism is exposed to a greater amount of a radioactive isotope. How might this affect the number of mutations acquired by the organism?
More mutations will be acquired, leading to more phenotypic changes.
What kinds of mutations can be passed on to offspring?
Heritable mutations.
What kinds of mutations are there?
point and frameshift
How many different kinds of mutations are there?
there are four different types of mutations. deletion, duplication, inversion, and translocation.
What are the two kinds of mutations?
ape to human phytoplankton to fish
What kinds of traits are produced by most mutations?
hair color
What are examples of mutations and describe the consequences?
Examples of mutations include point mutations (substitution, insertion, deletion), chromosomal mutations (duplication, deletion, inversion, translocation), and silent mutations. These mutations can lead to various consequences such as changes in protein structure and function, genetic disorders, and cancer.
Describe how gene mutations affect protein production.?
gene mutations can affect protein production through various mutations as nonsense mutations are any genetic mutation that leads to the RNA sequence becoming a stop codon. missense mutations are mutations that changes an amino acid from one to another. Slient mutations are mutations that dont affect the protein at all.
Changes in DNA are called mutations?
That's correct. Mutations are changes in the DNA sequence that can result from errors during DNA replication, exposure to mutagens, or other environmental factors. Mutations can have various effects, ranging from no impact to influencing an organism's traits or health.
How do mutations organism?
Mutations can give an organism diseases and all kinds of malfunctions of their organs. It can affects their life span and how they live about. Some mutations can be awful like that, but other times it can be very helpful and actually help an organism have a better life.
What are known as gene mutations and occur at a single point in the DNA sequence?
Gene mutations that occur at a single point in the DNA sequence are called point mutations. These mutations can involve substitutions of one nucleotide for another (missense mutation), insertion of an extra nucleotide (insertion mutation), or deletion of a nucleotide (deletion mutation). Point mutations can have various effects on the resulting protein, ranging from no impact to severe functional changes.
What are extranuclear mutations?
Extranuclear mutations are genetic changes that occur outside of the cell nucleus, typically in the mitochondria. These mutations can affect mitochondrial function and lead to various disorders, including mitochondrial diseases. Extracellular mutations can be inherited maternally and can have implications for energy production and cellular metabolism.
Did Darwin know all about genes and mutations?
nope although he made various observations about it :)
