Chapter 15, Problem 25ESP

Summary Introduction

To determine: The insights into both gene mutation and chromosomal mutation by outlining a short-term and long-term study that addresses the radiation effects (as in the atom bomb attack in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945) and include the strategies for considering the effects on both germ-line tissues and somatic tissues.

Introduction: Mutation refers to permanent alteration in the deoxyribonucleotide (DNA) sequence of an organism. Various types of mutations are substitution, insertion, deletion, and frameshift mutation. These mutations could be beneficial, neutral, or harmful. Mutation can be caused by chemical carcinogens, UV radiations.