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24 Cards in this Set
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mutation |
a change in an organisms genetic material |
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harmful |
most mutations are..... |
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anytime(randomly) |
mutations can occur ....... |
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degenerating |
the earth is...... |
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nuetral |
some mutations are _________ which means they do not produce a noticeable effect |
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albinism |
a disorder caused by a mutation that affects the pigment producing cells |
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sun |
when albinos are exposed to this it can be harmful |
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lethal |
a mutation that causes death |
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gene mutation |
involves a change in the sequence of bases |
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somatic mutation |
a mutation that occurs in the body cells |
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somatic mutation |
a type of mutation that can't be passed on to offspring |
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germ mutation |
a type of mutation that occurs in gametes |
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germ mutation |
a type of mutation that may not affect the organism that has it but could affect the offspring |
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False |
most gene mutations are dominant |
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chromosomal change |
a type of mutation that involves the number of chromosomes or the number or location of genes on a chromosome |
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ploidy |
a mutation that specifically involves the (unusual) number of chromosomes in a cell |
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True |
chromosomal changes can occur in gametes or somatic cells |
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seedless watermelon |
an example of a ploidy mutation |
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False |
the number of chromosomes a person with Down's syndrome has is 46 |
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genetic engineering |
when humans use special techniques to control the genetic makeup of an organism |
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clones |
genetically identical organisms that were produced by asexual reproduction
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Therapudic |
a type of cloning that produces clones for medical research |
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differentiated |
a specialized cell is called... |
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somatic stem cell |
a type of stem cell that comes from already differentiated tissues of adults and children |
