AP BIOLOGY

THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE

DNA MAKES RNA MAKES PROTEIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which illustration of a chromosomal change best represents a chromosome mutation known as a deletion?
A
ABCDEFG-> ABCDEF
B
ABCDEFG-> ABEDCFG
C
ABCDEFG-> ABCDEFGH
D
ABCDEFG-> ABCDEFGKMN
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: A chromosome’s gene sequence that was ABCDEFG before damage and ABCFG afterward is an example of: c) deletion.

Detailed explanation-2: -A deletion, as related to genomics, is a type of mutation that involves the loss of one or more nucleotides from a segment of DNA. A deletion can involve the loss of any number of nucleotides, from a single nucleotide to an entire piece of a chromosome. National Human Genome Research Institute.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is a type of frameshift mutation characterized by the loss of one or more nucleotides from the segment of DNA. Example of deletion mutation is DiGeorge syndrome. DiGeorge syndrome is a disorder caused due to the deletion of a small segment of chromosome 22.

Detailed explanation-4: -The four main types of structural chromosomal aberrations are deletion, duplication, inversion, and translocation.

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