Alteration of DNA
- Created by: freyaeardley
- Created on: 25-11-19 12:02
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- Alteration of the sequence of bases in DNA
- FRAME-SHIFT
- ADDITION
- The addition of a base will shift the bases right, causing them to be read wrong
- DELETION
- The removal of a base, causing the bases to shift left
- ADDITION
- SUBSTITUTION
- Where one base is changed for another
- INVERSION
- Where a section of bases breaks off and rearranges itself the wrong way
- DUPLICATION
- One or more copies of a gene being made
- TRANSLOCATION
- When part of a chromosome breaks off and attaches to a different chromosome
- FRAME-SHIFT
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