AP BIOLOGY

HEREDITY

MUTATIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
original chromosomeABC-DEFmutated chromosomeABBC-DEF
A
duplication
B
point
C
frameshift
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The four main types of structural chromosomal aberrations are deletion, duplication, inversion, and translocation. Deletions occur when a portion of the chromosome is deleted, or taken out, which can make that chromosome less functional.

Detailed explanation-2: -Definition. Duplication, as related to genomics, refers to a type of mutation in which one or more copies of a DNA segment (which can be as small as a few bases or as large as a major chromosomal region) is produced.

Detailed explanation-3: -Types of Mutations There are three types of DNA Mutations: base substitutions, deletions and insertions.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mutations can be of many types, such as substitution, deletion, insertion, and translocation.

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