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Mutation
A change in the nucleotide sequence of DNA.
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Somatic mutations
Mutations occurring in somatic cells, which are not passed to offspring.
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Gametes
Reproductive cells (eggs and sperm) that can carry mutations to offspring.
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Chromosomal mutations
Mutations that involve changes in the structure of a chromosome or gain/loss of chromosome parts.
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Gene mutations
Mutations that involve a change in the nucleotide sequence of a gene.
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Deletion
A chromosomal mutation where a piece of a chromosome is lost due to breakage.
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Inversion
A chromosomal mutation where a chromosome segment breaks off, flips around, and reattaches.
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Duplication
A chromosomal mutation that occurs when a gene sequence is repeated.
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Translocation
A chromosomal mutation involving the transfer of part of one chromosome to a non-homologous chromosome.
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Nondisjunction
Failure of chromosomes to separate during meiosis, leading to gametes with abnormal numbers of chromosomes.
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Point mutation
A gene mutation characterized by a change of one base, involving substitution, insertion, or deletion.
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Substitution
A type of point mutation where one base is replaced with another.
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Insertion
A type of gene mutation where a base is added to the nucleotide sequence.
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Frameshift mutation
A mutation that involves inserting or deleting one or more nucleotides, altering the reading frame.
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Reading frame
The way nucleotides are grouped into codons, affecting how amino acids are generated.
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Amino acid sequence
The order of amino acids in a protein, which can be changed by mutations.
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Somatic cells
Body cells that do not give rise to gametes and do not transmit mutations to offspring.
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Beneficial mutations
Mutations that improve an organism's survival.
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Leukemia
A cancer of the blood and bone marrow that can result from somatic mutations.
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Chromosome structure
The composition and organization of a chromosome that can be altered by mutations.
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