SB2b- Mutations

Point Mutation

• Mutations that affect one single nucleotide
• Mutations that affect one gene
• Mutations that affect multiple genes
• A gene mutation that affects multiple nucleotides
• A gene mutation that results in no change in the amino acid sequence

Silent Mutation

• A gene mutation that results in no change in the amino acid sequence
• Mutations that affect one gene
• Mutations that affect multiple genes
• Mutations that affect one single nucleotide
• A gene mutation that affects multiple nucleotides

Gene Mutation

• Mutations that affect one gene
• Mutations that affect multiple genes
• Mutations that affect one single nucleotide
• A gene mutation that affects multiple nucleotides
• A gene mutation that results in no change in the amino acid sequence

Nonsense Mutation

• A gene mutation that results in a change in the amino acid sequence that leads to a premature stop
• Mutations that affect one gene
• Mutations that affect multiple genes
• Mutations that affect one single nucleotide
• A gene mutation that affects multiple nucleotides

Chromosomal Mutation

• Mutations that affect multiple genes
• Mutations that affect one gene
• Mutations that affect one single nucleotide
• A gene mutation that affects multiple nucleotides
• A gene mutation that results in no change in the amino acid sequence

Missense mutation

• A gene mutation that results in non change in the amino acid sequence thus creating a different protien
• Mutations that affect one gene
• Mutations that affect multiple genes
• Mutations that affect one single nucleotide
• A gene mutation that affects multiple nucleotides

Duplication

• A type of mutation that occurs when a nucleotide or segment is repeated
• Mutations that affect one gene
• Mutations that affect multiple genes
• Mutations that affect one single nucleotide
• A gene mutation that affects multiple nucleotides

Insertion

• A type of mutation that occurs when an extra nucleotide is added to a sequence
• Mutations that affect one gene
• Mutations that affect multiple genes
• Mutations that affect one single nucleotide
• A gene mutation that affects multiple nucleotides

Frameshift

• A gene mutation that affects multiple nucleotides
• Mutations that affect one gene
• Mutations that affect multiple genes
• Mutations that affect one single nucleotide
• A gene mutation that results in no change in the amino acid sequence

Deletion

• A type of mutation that occurs when a nucleotide or segment is deleted
• Mutations that affect one gene
• Mutations that affect multiple genes
• Mutations that affect one single nucleotide
• A gene mutation that affects multiple nucleotides