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If a gene is changed in a way that causes a new trait to appear?
A mutation is a change in genes or chromosomes that causes a new trait to be inherited. Mutations play a part in both normal and abnormal biological processes such as evolution, cancer, and the development of the immune system.
Where does the mutation occur?
A mutation can occur anywhere in any chromosome, this is because they are caused by "random" processes. The vast majority of mutations have no impact on the organism (the amount of noncoding DNA in most chromosomes is larger than the amount of DNA in functioning genes, and some mutations while they change part of a gene do not change to protein it codes for at all) in which they occur and in multicellular organisms cannot pass on to the next generation (only mutations in the cells that make egg and sperm cells can be passed on).
Is breast cancer chromosomal mutation or gene mutation?
First of all, chromosomal mutations are gene mutations. Chromosomes can be thought of as lists of instructions for your cells to build life essential proteins and other basic functions. A chromosomal mutation occurs when a portion of a chromosome is changed in some way. A portion may be removed, flipped, or part of another chromosome may be inserted. In many cases this will have no effect on cell function, as the mutation occurred in an ignored portion of the chromosome. In most cases where the mutation occurs in an important portion of the chromosome, the cell simply dies. Cancer occurs when the mutation, instead of killing the cell, causes the cell to multiply, and consume body resources more faster than normal cells, overwhelming them.
You can be a carrier of a recessive gene as part of your?
You can be a carrier of a recessive gene as part of your genotype.
How does mutation affect variation in species?
mutation really doesnt effect a population a mutation can be bad or good mutations can protect you from diseases or it can do something harmful to you like give u a extra body part or make you more vulnerable to diseases
Is a mutation part of a chromosome that carries information about a trait?
no. what you described is a gene. a mutation is a change in the DNA which can sometimes change a gene
What type of mutation could result in a much shorter protein than the original gene product?
the mutation can be a deletion one or even code for a stop, alternatly if can change the stop code and make a longer protein
Which term describes as non-coding part of DNA that mau be a fragmented or nonfunctional gene?
mutation
Does mutation depend on evolution?
The mutation theory is basically stating that mutation is one of the major factors that cause evolution. The mutation has to be a beneficial mutation, meaning that it has to help the survival of the organism that got the mutation. The mutation causes knew genes and diversity which can spread quickly throughout a population and eventually change the frequency of alleles (causes mutation) Remember the mutation has to be beneficial to the survival of the organism.
Which type of mutation results in abnormal acid sequence?
A point mutation causes a change in the amino acid sequence creating a new type of protein. The mutations are categorized functionally as nonsense, missense and silent mutations.
What part of the gene contains mutation?
none because its all in the DNA . trust me i know because i did a sciece fair poject on it and got 1st place!
If a gene is changed in a way that causes a new trait to appear?
A mutation is a change in genes or chromosomes that causes a new trait to be inherited. Mutations play a part in both normal and abnormal biological processes such as evolution, cancer, and the development of the immune system.
How does genetic mutation occur?
Gene mutations may occur in at least three Ways: they can be inherited from a parent, or acquired during a person's lifetime - See Epigenetics - or acquired during a person's lifetime - see Strontium 90.
Where does the mutation occur?
A mutation can occur anywhere in any chromosome, this is because they are caused by "random" processes. The vast majority of mutations have no impact on the organism (the amount of noncoding DNA in most chromosomes is larger than the amount of DNA in functioning genes, and some mutations while they change part of a gene do not change to protein it codes for at all) in which they occur and in multicellular organisms cannot pass on to the next generation (only mutations in the cells that make egg and sperm cells can be passed on).
How do mutations occur in an organism?
In the base sequence of the DNA part of the DNA changes which causes a change in the whole DNA which is called a mutation.
Is breast cancer chromosomal mutation or gene mutation?
First of all, chromosomal mutations are gene mutations. Chromosomes can be thought of as lists of instructions for your cells to build life essential proteins and other basic functions. A chromosomal mutation occurs when a portion of a chromosome is changed in some way. A portion may be removed, flipped, or part of another chromosome may be inserted. In many cases this will have no effect on cell function, as the mutation occurred in an ignored portion of the chromosome. In most cases where the mutation occurs in an important portion of the chromosome, the cell simply dies. Cancer occurs when the mutation, instead of killing the cell, causes the cell to multiply, and consume body resources more faster than normal cells, overwhelming them.
You can be a carrier of a recessive gene as part of your?
You can be a carrier of a recessive gene as part of your genotype.
