HEREDITY
MUTATIONS
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Question
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Mutations can be caused by things in the environment except for ____
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radiation
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clouds
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chemicals
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viruses
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Mutations can result from errors in DNA replication during cell division, exposure to mutagens or a viral infection. Germline mutations (that occur in eggs and sperm) can be passed on to offspring, while somatic mutations (that occur in body cells) are not passed on.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mutations can be of many types, such as substitution, deletion, insertion, and translocation.
Detailed explanation-3: -There are three types of DNA Mutations: base substitutions, deletions and insertions. Single base substitutions are called point mutations, recall the point mutation Glu—–> Val which causes sickle-cell disease.
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