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What is a mutation? |
Any change in the genetic sequence that affects the genetic information. |
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Substitution |
Exchange of one letter of DNA sequence for another |
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Insertion |
To add an extra letter (nucleotide) to the sequence. |
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Deletion |
To delete a letter (nucleotide) |
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Substitution will always be what kind of mutation? |
Point mutation |
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What's a point mutation? |
One single point in DNA |
