Mutations & Stem Cells

Question 1

What is a mutagenic agent?

Answer 1

Increases the chance of mutations

Question 2

What is a substitution mutation and the effect?

Answer 2

When one or more bases are swapped for another.

A silent mutation.

Question 3

What is an inversion mutation and the effect?

Answer 3

A sequence of bases are reversed.

A silent mutation.

Question 4

What is an insertion mutation and the effect?

Answer 4

One or more bases are added.

Frameshift mutation.

Question 5

What is a deletion mutation and the effect?

Answer 5

One or more bases are removed.

Frameshift mutation.

Question 6

What is a duplication mutation and the effect?

Answer 6

One are more bases are repeated.

Frameshift mutation.

Question 7

What is a translocation mutation?

Answer 7

Sequence of bases is moved from one location in the genome to another. This could be in the same chromosome or to another.