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What is a mutation?

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a mutation is an irreversible change in the genome resulting in no protein or a defective protein being produced

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What is a mutant?

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a change in genotype due to a mutation causes a change in phenotype of the organism which is referred to as a mutant

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What is mutation the only source of?

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genetic variation on which evolution depends on

4
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What are mutagenic agents?

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The frequency of mutations (how often they occur) may be increased by mutagenic agents such as gamma rays, ultraviolet light, chemicals in cigarette smoke and mustard gas

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R O L F

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Random
Occurence
Low
Frequency

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TOP TIP

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Random mutation of genetic material within a cell is a source of genetic variation forms the bases of the processes of natural selection, speciation and evolution

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What are single gene mutations?

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single gene mutations occur within genes and involve alterations of a DNA nucleotide/base sequence
Gene mutations result in no protein or an altered protein being produced

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TOP TIP

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Single gene mutations are a bit like spelling errors in the genetic code

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What is insertion?

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An additional base sequence into triplet of bases altering the base sequence of the gene from the point of the insertion
Many base triplets coding for many amino acids are affected causing a major change in the structure of the finished protein
this is a frameshift mutation

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What is deletion?

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a base is deleted from a triplet of bases altering the base sequence from the point of the deletion, as all triplets move along one space to fill the gap
Many base triplets coding for many amino acids are affected causing a major change in the structure of the finished protein
this is a frameshift mutation

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What is substitution?

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one base (nucleotide) within a triplet of DNA bases is substituted for another base, coding for one different amino acid in the polypeptide chain 
this causes a minor change to the finished protein
12
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Gorillas Dance In School

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Genes
Deletion
Insertion
substitution

13
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What is a silent mutation?

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a substituted nucleotide (base) results in a triplet that codes for the same amino acid and protein is normal

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What is a neutral mutation?

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a substituted nucleotide (base) results in a triplet that codes for a different amino acid that is similar to the original and the mutated protein still functions normally

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What is a missense mutation?

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A substituted nucleotide (base) results in a triplet that codes for a different amino acid which changes the function of the protein

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what is a nonsense mutation?

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a substituted nucleotide (base) results in a stop codon so the polypeptide chain is shorter

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What is a splice site?

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a mutation at a splice site may mean that some introns are not cut out of the primary mRNA transript
these introns will be read during translation and the protein will have extra amino acids which will after the structure and function of the protein

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What is a nucleotide sequence repeat?

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a repeat expansion mutation can increase the number of times a short sequence of three or four base pairs is repeated
this can affect the function of a protein that is coded for a gene

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Example - Huntington’s disease (HD)

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is caused by the expansion of a CAG DNA triplet repeat in a gene which codes for a protein protein whose absence can lead to the neurological degeneration linked to HD in humans

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Regulatory Sequence Mutations?

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Some regions on chromosomes are regulatory genes
They may code for small repressor proteins that block the expression of genes. Their advantage is that they stop the production of large proteins when they are not needed, saving energy and resources

They may code for activators proteins that promote the transcription of genes

Mutation in regulator genes can change the expression of genes resulting in absent or excess proteins, changing the phenotype of the organism

such mutations may be lethal

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What is the significance of gene mutation in Evolution?

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Point mutations are a source of variation
Occasionally the new form of the gene (allele) formed by the mutation can result can result in a protein that gives the organism a selective advantage
If this organism has a belter chance of surviving to reproduce the new alleles the new alleles will increase in frequency in the population

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What is chromosome structure mutation?

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Where whole sections of chromosomes containing many genes are broken, rearranged or lost

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What is Deletion?

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occurs when two breaks happen along the length of the chromosomes and the middle segment of chromosome with many genes is lost

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What is Inversion?

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Occurs when two breaks happen along the length of the chromosome, the segment of chromosome between the breaks rotates 180 degrees and reattaches, reversing the gene sequence

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What is Duplication?

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occurs when a broken segment from a homologous (a matching) chromosome is added, duplication a specific set of genes

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Duplicated Genes and evolution?

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duplicated genes can undergo single gene mutations without affecting the functioning of the original copy
a new gene could then appear giving organism selective advantage without any effect on functioning of original gene

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What is translocation?

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occurs when a segment breaks off the end of one chromosome and attaches to the end of a non homologous chromosome adding additional genes

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REMEMBER

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in duplication the additional genes are from the homologous chromosome (so are the same); in translocation the additional genes are from a non homologous chromosome (so are different)

29
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Cats Do Dumps In Trays

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Chromosome 
Deletion
Duplication
Inverison
Translocation
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What is polyploidy?

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some cells can receive double the number of chromosomes usually present in the nucleus due to a fault that occurs during cell division
these cells have whole genome duplications and are called polyploid

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TOP TIP

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haploid - single set of chromosomes - gametes

diploid - two sets of chromosomes - human somatic (body cells)

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Polyploidy in plants?

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polyploidy in plants can be induced by heat or cold shock or by exposure to chemicals such as colchicine
polyploid plants are larger than normal plants and produce much larger fruits or seeds

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Polyploid human crops?

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Because polyploid in plants are often larger, stronger and more productive than their diploid ancestors this can lead to humans bringing these species into cultivation
e.g. tomato and strawberry

Plant breeders have hybridised different species of wild ancestors to produce polyploid crop plants with vigorous growth and high yields
e.g. banana and potato

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Evolutionary significance of polyploidy in the production of food crops?

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  1. two wild ancestors of modern bread wheat hybridised naturally to produce a hybrid that had a selective advantage but was sterile
  2. A chromosome mutation involving complete spindle failure during cell division doubled the chromosome number of the hybrid, making it fertile (polyploid)
  3. The fertile hybrid is hybridised again with another wild grass. The offspring had selective advantage but was sterile
  4. Again a chromosome mutation involving complete spindle failure during cell division doubled the chromosome number of the hybrid, making it the fertile bread wheat triticum vulgare which is so important for food security in many countries today
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Polyploidy in animals?

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polyploids are sometimes found among certain species of fish and amphibians
polyploidy in animals is useful to humans as it can be induced artificially for example to produce sterile rainbow trout to stock fishing areas
polyploidy in mammals is often lethal
a rare example of a polyploidy mammal is viscacha rat which is tetraploid