THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE
GENE MUTATION
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Question
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Which of the following is the name of a type of chromosomal mutation AND a type of gene mutation?
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insertion
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deletion
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -As mentioned above, the four types of Chromosomal Mutations I are inversion, deletion, duplication/amplification, and translocation.
Detailed explanation-2: -The four main types of structural chromosomal aberrations are deletion, duplication, inversion, and translocation.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mutations can be of many types, such as substitution, deletion, insertion, and translocation.
Detailed explanation-4: -There are three types of DNA Mutations: base substitutions, deletions and insertions. Single base substitutions are called point mutations, recall the point mutation Glu—–> Val which causes sickle-cell disease.
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