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Mutations

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Total cards: 8•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Describe the term mutations

Back (Answer)

Changes in the DNA that can result in no protein or an altered protein being synthesised

#2
Front (Question)

Describe a frameshift mutation

Back (Answer)

Causes all codons and all amino acids after the mutation to be changed

#3
Front (Question)

What is Duplication

Back (Answer)

A section of a chromosome is added from its homologous partner

#4
Front (Question)

What is deletion

Back (Answer)

A section of a chromosome is removed

#5
Front (Question)

What is inversion

Back (Answer)

A section of a chromosome is reversed

#6
Front (Question)

what is translocation

Back (Answer)

A section of a chromosome is added to a chromosome that is not its homologous partner

#7
Front (Question)

what is a splice site mutation and what is the effect on protein formation

Back (Answer)

Nucleotide substitution results in some introns being retained and/or some ex ones not being included in the mature transcript

#8
Front (Question)

4 types of single gene mutation

Back (Answer)

• Substitution - Missense • Substitution - Nonsense • Insertion - Frameshift • Deletion - Frameshift