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What is a mutagen

an environmental angent that changes DNA. APEX

What is a neutral mutation

A neutral mutation is a mutation that has no effect on the body. It is an alteration in the DNA sequence that is neither beneficial nor detrimental to an organism's ability to survive and procreate.

What describes a DNA mutation

changes in the DNA sequence

Why does a detetion mutation usually cause more defect during protein synthesis than point mutation

Mutation usually causes the entire base sequence to defect. This usually happens during the protein synthesis.

What effect will a virus in the lytic cycle have on an oranism

The Norwalk virus (Norovirus) does not have a lyosgenic cycle. It does not remain dormant as lysogenic viruses can.

During DNA replication two extra guanine bases are added to the DNA. What type of mutation is this

frameshift mutation

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