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13 Cards in this Set
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Point Mutation
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Certain point, changes bases
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Chromosome Mutation
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Involve whole chromosome, or chunks of a chromosome
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Substitution (PM)
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-of bases, alter Amino Acids
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Insertions (PM)
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Add an extra base, ripple effect
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Deletion (PM)
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Taking away a base, ripple effect
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Spontaneous Mutations
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Arise while DNA is being replicated
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Ionizing Radiation
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High energy radiation, XRAY
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Can be absorbed by atoms & knock off e-, create free radical, want e- so they steal it from DNA, antioxidants repair lost e-
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Ultraviolet Radiation
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low energy radiation
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easily absorbed by Thymine, hydrogen bonds dont form properly, there are enzymes to fix them
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Chemical Mutagens
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Chemicals that create mutations
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can change the bases in DNA
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Deletion (CM)
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Delete entire chromosome/ big part of it
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Duplications (CM)
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too many chromosomes
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Inversion (CM)
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Part of chromosome breaks off, flips over, attaches at wrong end
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Translocations (CM)
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Part of chromosome breaks off, attaches to a non-homologous chromosome, associated with cancers
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