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Slide 1 Mutations Slide 2 What Are Mutations? Changes in the nucleotide sequence of DNA Changes in the nucleotide sequence of DNA May occur in somatic cells (aren’t passed…

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Slide 1MUTATIONS Changes in DNA that affect genetic information Slide 2 Gene Mutations  Point Mutations – changes in one or a few nucleotides  Substitution  THE…

Slide 1  What’s a “mutagen”?  What does a mutation do to DNA?  If a mutation affects a gene, then what might happen to the protein sequence? Slide 2  Some…

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Slide 1 Slide 2 Approaches to Brain and Educational Research in Down Syndrome Elaine Bonorato Slide 3 Down syndrome Definition Karyotype for most people with Down syndrome…

Slide 1 Genetics Since Mendel Slide 2 Incomplete Dominance Occurs when neither allele for a trait is dominant. The phenotype produced is intermediate between the two homozygous…