HEREDITY
MUTATIONS
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Mutation is a change in the nucleotide sequence of a gene or a chromosome.
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True
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False
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A mutation (Section 14.1) is a change in the nucleotide sequence of a short region of a genome (Figure 14.1A). Many mutations are point mutations that replace one nucleotide with another; others involve insertion or deletion of one or a few nucleotides.
Detailed explanation-2: -A mutation is a change in a genetic sequence. Mutations include changes as small as the substitution of a single DNA building block, or nucleotide base, with another nucleotide base. Meanwhile, larger mutations can affect many genes on a chromosome.
Detailed explanation-3: -In genetics, a deletion (also called gene deletion, deficiency, or deletion mutation) (sign:
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