Gene mutation and DNA repair - Induced mutations
16 important questions on Gene mutation and DNA repair - Induced mutations
What are intercalating modifiers?
What are base analogs?
What three main types do chemical mutagens come into?
- Base modifiers;
- Intercalating modifiers;
- Base analogues.
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What are base modifiers?
What are examples of intercalating modifiers?
What are examples of base analogs?
Does 5-bromouracil (5BU) cause a transition or a transversion?
What are the two main types physical mutagens come into?
- Ionizing radiation;
- Nonionizing radiation.
What is ionizing radiation? Also give two examples.
What is nonionizing radiation? Also give an example.
How can UV light mutate the DNA?
In people, what is a common cause of thymine dimer formation and in what cell type(s) would it most be likely to occur?
What is the mutation rate?
What is the mutation frequency?
How does nitrous acid change the structure of bases?
What kind of mutagen is nitrous acid?
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