Lec 7 - Molecular Genetics

genome

all genetic material in an organism

How many pairs of autosomes in a dog

38

Mitosis is ______ ands leads to _______ mutation. Results in __ daughter cells.

asexual, non-heritable. 2.

Meiosis is _____ and leads to _______ mutations. Results in ____ gametes.

sexual, heritable. 1-4.

3 types of point mutations

silent, nonsense, missense

two types of missense point mutations

conservative, non-conservative

3 types of insertion/deletion variants

base pair insertion, base pair deletion, 3 nucleotide insertion/deletion

What happens when there is a base pair insertion

immediate nonsense

What happens when there is a base pair deltion

extensive missense

what happens when 3 nucleotide insertion/deletion occuurs

extra/missing amino acids