BIOLOGY 1M03 Lecture 15: Module Notes - Theme 4, Module 4

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Changes (mutations) in genetic information of a cell can affect protein structure and function. These changes can have devastating cellular consequences, or a beneficial adaptation. Mutations are responsible for a large array of genes and therefore genetic differences that can be found among different organisms. Mutations are the source of genetic variation. Mutations can be created through environmental factors, spontaneous mutations and errors that occur during the process of dna replication. Errors in dna replication can lead to changes at the nucleotide level that can be corrected, or not corrected. If not corrected, the mutation is used as a template in the next round of replication. Spontaneous mutations are the most common mutations that occur random. Not common mutation is a rare event. Viruses tend to have higher mutation rates rna viruses have the most probability amongst all viruses. This is due to the delicate nature of the rna backbone of rna viruses and retroviruses.

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