Fundamentals of General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (8th Edition)
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Author: John E. McMurry, David S. Ballantine, Carl A. Hoeger, Virginia E. Peterson
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Chapter 27, Problem 27.52CP
Interpretation Introduction
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What kind of cell must a mutation occur for the genetic change to be passed down to future generations in the DNA has to be explained.
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Mutation is an alteration in the sequence of nucleotides in DNA. This change can affect a single
Mutation
- It is a permanent alteration of a nucleotide sequence of a gene, and this phenomenon affects only a few people.
- It is a physical event
Types of mutations,
- 1. Changes in the chromosome and its structures.
- 2. Point mutations, is changed specific sites in a gene (like, substitutions, insertion or deletions).
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Fundamentals of General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (8th Edition)
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