HEREDITY
MUTATIONS
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ATG TCA AAT
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ATG CCT AAA T
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ATC CA AT
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ATG CCA AAT
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sequence analysis allows for the interrogation of all bases within a gene and is used routinely by clinical laboratories to detect point mutations and small insertions and deletions.
Detailed explanation-2: -It is a type of frameshift mutation characterized by the loss of one or more nucleotides from the segment of DNA. Example of deletion mutation is DiGeorge syndrome. DiGeorge syndrome is a disorder caused due to the deletion of a small segment of chromosome 22.
Detailed explanation-3: -Definition. A deletion, as related to genomics, is a type of mutation that involves the loss of one or more nucleotides from a segment of DNA. A deletion can involve the loss of any number of nucleotides, from a single nucleotide to an entire piece of a chromosome.