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BeauYes, gene mutation and mutation are often used interchangeably in biological contexts. Gene mutation specifically refers to a change in the sequence of DNA in a particular gene, whereas mutation can refer to changes in DNA sequences more broadly, including those not within a specific gene.
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Mutation is any change in a gene or chromosome?
mutations
What is isogenic mutation?
Isogenic mutation refers to a genetic mutation that occurs in an organism's DNA, resulting in a change in a specific gene or genes. It is called isogenic because it affects only a specific gene in an otherwise identical genetic background. This type of mutation is often used in research to study the effects of a single gene mutation without any additional genetic variability.
As a result of the incorrect sequence of amino acids will be translated into a protein-resulting in a mutation?
Missence mutation
How is it possible for gene with a mutation in coding region to encode a polypeptide with the same amino acid sequence as the nonmutant gene?
A mutation in the third position of a codon (silent mutation) can result in the same amino acid being encoded due to the redundancy of the genetic code. Since multiple codons can code for the same amino acid, a mutation may not change the amino acid sequence despite occurring in the coding region of the gene.
What is a mutation in a gene?
A permanent change in the gene's DNA sequence. Gene mutations involving one or a few nuckeotides is called point mutation. If a nucleotide is added or deleted, the bases are still read in groups of three, but now those groupings are shifted for every codon that follows. This is called frameshift mutation. Your welcome. (:
