HEREDITY
MUTATIONS
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Question
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The TWO main types of mutations are ____ (select all that apply)
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Mutations
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Point
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Frameshift
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Somatic
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Insertion mutations and deletion mutations are the two forms of frameshift mutations that might occur. Both have a similar overall impact, shifting the translational reading frame out of alignment and producing a random amino acid sequence.
Detailed explanation-2: -Types of Mutations There are three types of DNA Mutations: base substitutions, deletions and insertions.
Detailed explanation-3: -An insertion or deletion involving a number of base pairs that is not a multiple of three, which consequently disrupts the triplet reading frame of a DNA sequence.
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