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GENETIC MUTATIONS

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GENETIC MUTATIONS. Sexual Reproduction. Results in variations Variations help organisms adapt Allow breeders to develop new strains of plants/animals Most variations come from segregation and crossing over in meiosis. Source of Variations. Most variations come from: Segregation - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Sexual Reproduction

• Results in variations • Variations help

organisms adapt – Allow breeders to

develop new strains of plants/animals

• Most variations come from segregation and crossing over in meiosis

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Source of Variations• Most variations come from:– Segregation– Crossing over

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Mutations

• Mutations are sudden changes in the structure or amount of genetic material

• Most mutations are harmful; some are beneficial (i.e. ones that allow species to meet needs of environment)

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Types of Mutations

• 2 Main Types:– Chromosome Mutation = changes

structure of all/part of chromosome– Gene Mutation = affects a gene on

a chromosome• Mutation must be in DNA of sex

cells in order for it to be passed on.

• Mutations in body cells can’t be passed on.

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What Causes Mutations

• Random error in DNA replication

• Environmental Factors (called mutagens)– Radiation (X-rays)– UV light– Chemicals (chloroform

and mustard gas)

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Chromosome Mutations

1) Translocation• One part of a chromosome is transferred to a

non-homologous chromosome

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Chromosome Mutations

2) Inversion• One part of a chromosome is rotated (reverses

order of genes)

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Chromosome Mutations

3) Addition• One part of a

chromosome breaks off and attaches to a homologous chromosome

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Chromosome Mutations

4) Deletion• One part of a chromosome breaks off. This

results in a loss of some genes• E.g. Angleman’s Syndrome (Chromsome #15)

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Chromosome Mutations5) Non-disjunction• Addition or loss of a whole chromosome (ones

that usually separate during meiosis remain together)

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Chromosome Mutations

6) Polyploidy• More than normal copy of chromosomes

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Gene Mutations

• Genes tell the cell what order to arrange amino acids (to form proteins)

• Changes in the DNA sequence will change the message transcribed into mRNA & likely change the protein

• Types of Mutations:– Point Mutation– Base Substitution

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Point Mutation

• Single nucleotide in a gene is changed• This is drastic as all triple codons beyond are

changed• This makes the gene useless and the organism

will lack the protein normally made by the gene

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Base Substitution

• One base in a nucleotide is substituted for another.

• This changes 1 codon and one amino acid• Results in a protein that doesn’t function

normally• E.g. PKU– Substitution of GT to AT