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Mutation

A change in DNA base sequence

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Point Mutations

Chemical changes in one base pair of a gene

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Silent

Point mutation that results in a new codon but codes for the same amino acid

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Missense

Point mutation that results in a new codon and amino acid

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Sickle Cell Anemia

Missense mutation

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Nonsense

Point mutation that results in a stop codon that prematurely ends the sequence

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Insertion

Mutation that inserts a codon(s)

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Deletion

Mutation that deletes a codon(s)

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Inframe

Insertion/deletion mutation that inserts/deletes an entire codon (multiples of 3)

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Frameshift

Insertion/deletion mutation that inserts/deletes not in multiples of 3