AP BIOLOGY

THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE

GENE MUTATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Identify the gene mutation:Normal-GAG-CTC-GAC-AGAMutantGAG CTC-CAC-AGA
A
no mutation
B
substitution
C
insertion
D
deletion
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mutations can be of many types, such as substitution, deletion, insertion, and translocation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Such a substitution could: change a codon to one that encodes a different amino acid and cause a small change in the protein produced. For example, sickle cell anemia is caused by a substitution in the beta-hemoglobin gene, which alters a single amino acid in the protein produced.

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

Detailed explanation-4: -Substitution, as related to genomics, is a type of mutation in which one nucleotide is replaced by a different nucleotide. The term can also refer to the replacement of one amino acid in a protein with a different amino acid.

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