Mutations - 1 (OCR F215) - Flashcards in A Level and IB Biology

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Created on: 06-04-12 17:35

A mutation is what......?

A change in the amount of, or arrangemt of, the genetic material in side a cell

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One bass pair replacing another is called what?

Point-mutations

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When nucleotide parts are inserted/deleted, what effect does this have on the remaining DNA?

Frameshift

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What are somatic mutations?

Mutations that occur during mitosis and are not passed on to offspring

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DNA mutations lead to a change in the nucleotide base sequence. True or False?

True

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What disease in the list below is the result of mutations?

Sickle-Cell Anaemia

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The RSA gene in human bladder cancer is what type of gene?

Protooncogen

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What type of gene promotes unregulated cell division?

Oncogen

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The over-repeat of a CAG base sequence leads to Huntington Disease? True or False?

True

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What term is used to describe an expanded nucleotide triplet repeat?

Stutter

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One bass pair replacing another is called what?

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Point-mutations

Card 3

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When nucleotide parts are inserted/deleted, what effect does this have on the remaining DNA?

Back

Card 4

Front

What are somatic mutations?

Back

Card 5

Front

DNA mutations lead to a change in the nucleotide base sequence. True or False?

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Mutations - 1 (OCR F215)