THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE
DNA MAKES RNA MAKES PROTEIN
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replication
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mitosis
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meiosis
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Detailed explanation-1: -Examples of mutagens include radioactive substances, x-rays, ultraviolet radiation, and certain chemicals.
Detailed explanation-2: -The most commonly used chemical mutagens are alkylating agents such as ethylmethane sulfonate and N-methyl-N-nitrosourea that induce point mutations in DNA.
Detailed explanation-3: -Examples of mutagens include tobacco products, radioactive substances, x-rays, ultraviolet radiation and a wide variety of chemicals. Exposure to a mutagen can produce DNA mutations that cause or contribute to certain diseases.
Detailed explanation-4: -Some of the common examples of mutagens are-UV light, X-rays, reactive oxygen species, alkylating agents, base analogs, transposons, etc.
Detailed explanation-5: -Chemical mutagens-They include different types of chemicals that cause mutation. E.g.; EMS (Ethyl methane sulphonate). Physical mutagens-They include all types of irradiations. E.g.; gamma rays, ultraviolet rays etc.