PATHOLOGY MCQ
GENETICS AND DISEASE
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Deletions
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Insertions
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Base Substitutions
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All of the Above
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Detailed explanation-1: -There are three types of DNA Mutations: base substitutions, deletions and insertions.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mutations can be of many types, such as substitution, deletion, insertion, and translocation.
Detailed explanation-3: -Other common mutation examples in humans are Angelman syndrome, Canavan disease, color blindness, cri-du-chat syndrome, cystic fibrosis, Down syndrome, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, haemochromatosis, haemophilia, Klinefelter syndrome, phenylketonuria, Prader–Willi syndrome, Tay–Sachs disease, and Turner syndrome.
Detailed explanation-4: -Germline mutations occur in gametes. Somatic mutations occur in other body cells. Chromosomal alterations are mutations that change chromosome structure. Point mutations change a single nucleotide. Frameshift mutations are additions or deletions of nucleotides that cause a shift in the reading frame. 05-Mar-2021