03/20/24 Mutation Review

These are changes made to an organism’s genetic material

• Mitosis

• Mutagens

• Mutation

• Meiosis

Mutation may be induced by these factors. They are commonly in the form of toxic chemicals, and harmful radiation.

• Mitosis

• Mutagens

• Mutation

• Meiosis

Extra base pair is added to a sequence of nitrogenous bases

• Insertion

• Deletion

• Substitution

• Inversion

Extra base pair is deleted from a sequence of nitrogenous bases

• Insertion

• Deletion

• Substitution

• Inversion

Nitrogenous bases are swapped for different ones

• Insertion

• Deletion

• Substitution

• Inversion