Somatic VS Inherited
What is one example of somatic mutations?
Skin cancer.
How many types of mutations are there?
Define mutation.
A sudden, permanent change in the DNA
When mutations are occurring in the cell then produce gametes are they inherited or somatic?
Inherited.
Fill in the blank:
In a substitution mutation one base pair is ____ with another one.
Replaced.
What does polyploidy do?
Polyploidy causes a cell to have more than two sets of chromosomes.
When mutations occur in somatic cells are they inherited or not?
Chromosome mutations involve a new gene order within a chromosome, whereas point mutations involves a few base pairs.
Fill in the blank:
_________ means the cell has one more, or one less chromosome than usual.
Aneuploidy
Some mutations cause the cell to divide rapidly into unspecialized cells, when this happens what do they produce?
Tumors.
Out of the 46 chromosomes in a human cell, 44 of these are ??
Define monosomy.
When a gamete with a missing chromosome is fertilized by a normal haploid gamete.
Mutations occurring in the cells can produce gametes, what are they known as?
'Germline' mutations.
When two or more nucleotides are involved in the above ways this is called ??
Short section mutation.
Define Trisomy
A condition where an extra chromosome is present.