AP BIOLOGY

HEREDITY

MUTATIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Mutations can be ____
A
Harmful
B
Beneficial
C
Neutral
D
All of the Above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mutations can be of many types, such as substitution, deletion, insertion, and translocation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mutations: ↑ Changes in an organism’s DNA sequence that may or may not alter proteins. Inherited Mutations: ↑ A mutation that is passed down from the mother or the father. Acquired Mutations: ↑ A mutation that is caused by environmental factors and does not affect cells passed down to future offspring.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hello students, our next topic for the MCQ is ‘Mutations’. The mutation is the abrupt changes to the genetic material of organism. The mutational changes affect DNA or sometimes whole chromosome. The types of mutation are genetic mutation and chromosomal mutation. The result of mutation produces altered protein.

Detailed explanation-4: -(myoo-TAY-shun) Any change in the DNA sequence of a cell. Mutations may be caused by mistakes during cell division, or they may be caused by exposure to DNA-damaging agents in the environment.

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