BIOSC 0160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Missense Mutation, Frameshift Mutation, Nonsense Mutation

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Mutation: nucleotide sequence of dna that can be passed on from one cell, or organism , to another. Somatic mutaitons: occur in somatic (nongamete) cells. Passed on to daughter cells in mitosis, but only within one person, not passed on heriditarly to kids. Germ line mutaitons: occur in cells of germ line (the cells that create gametes). A mutate gamete passes it on to new organism at fertilization, every cell in this new organism is mutant, so it will pass it on to offspring. Not all mutation types have a phenotypic effect. Usually a mutation in a region of the. Dna that does not encode a protein, or if coded doesn"t change aa sequence. Silent mutations are common and just create genetic diversity, not phenotypic differences. Loss-of-function mutation: affects protein function, can cause a gene to not be expressed, or be altered to not fit enzyme. These mutations show recessive inheritance in diploid organisms.

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