Understand mutations that can arise - AP Biology

Abortive initiation is the process by which RNA polymerase starts short cycles of RNA synthesis. During abortive initiation, RNA polymerase releases short RNA strands before the initiation complex leaves the promoter sequence. Abortive initiation is a common process in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes.

An insertion mutation is a mutation due to an additional nucleotide base pair being added to a DNA sequence. In this case, a cytosine nucleotide has been inserted.

A substitution mutation occurs when a base pair is exchanged for a different base pair. In this case, a thymine nucleotide has been substituted for an adenine nucleotide.

An insertion mutation that occurs where an amount of nucleotides that is not a multiple of three is added to a DNA sequence will shift the reading frame.

A deletion mutation occurs when a base pair is removed from the DNA sequence. In this case, a cytosine nucleotide has been deleted.

As the name suggests, silent mutations are point mutations that actually have no visible effect on the protein. This is due to the degeneracy of the genetic code. Several codons actually insert the same amino acid. It is possible to mutate a codon so that it actually inserts the same amino acid. For example, if the codon UCU were mutated to UCG, it will still recruit the amino acid serine.

The other answers describe other types of mutations. Missense mutations are point mutations that result in the swapping of one amino acid for another. Nonsense mutations cause early termination. Frameshift mutations shift the reading frame of the codon sequence, severely altering the protein composition.

Abortive initiation is the process by which RNA polymerase starts short cycles of RNA synthesis. During abortive initiation, RNA polymerase releases short RNA strands before the initiation complex leaves the promoter sequence. Abortive initiation is a common process in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes.

An insertion mutation is a mutation due to an additional nucleotide base pair being added to a DNA sequence. In this case, a cytosine nucleotide has been inserted.

A substitution mutation occurs when a base pair is exchanged for a different base pair. In this case, a thymine nucleotide has been substituted for an adenine nucleotide.

An insertion mutation that occurs where an amount of nucleotides that is not a multiple of three is added to a DNA sequence will shift the reading frame.

A deletion mutation occurs when a base pair is removed from the DNA sequence. In this case, a cytosine nucleotide has been deleted.

As the name suggests, silent mutations are point mutations that actually have no visible effect on the protein. This is due to the degeneracy of the genetic code. Several codons actually insert the same amino acid. It is possible to mutate a codon so that it actually inserts the same amino acid. For example, if the codon UCU were mutated to UCG, it will still recruit the amino acid serine.

The other answers describe other types of mutations. Missense mutations are point mutations that result in the swapping of one amino acid for another. Nonsense mutations cause early termination. Frameshift mutations shift the reading frame of the codon sequence, severely altering the protein composition.

Abortive initiation is the process by which RNA polymerase starts short cycles of RNA synthesis. During abortive initiation, RNA polymerase releases short RNA strands before the initiation complex leaves the promoter sequence. Abortive initiation is a common process in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes.

An insertion mutation is a mutation due to an additional nucleotide base pair being added to a DNA sequence. In this case, a cytosine nucleotide has been inserted.

A substitution mutation occurs when a base pair is exchanged for a different base pair. In this case, a thymine nucleotide has been substituted for an adenine nucleotide.

An insertion mutation that occurs where an amount of nucleotides that is not a multiple of three is added to a DNA sequence will shift the reading frame.

A deletion mutation occurs when a base pair is removed from the DNA sequence. In this case, a cytosine nucleotide has been deleted.

As the name suggests, silent mutations are point mutations that actually have no visible effect on the protein. This is due to the degeneracy of the genetic code. Several codons actually insert the same amino acid. It is possible to mutate a codon so that it actually inserts the same amino acid. For example, if the codon UCU were mutated to UCG, it will still recruit the amino acid serine.

The other answers describe other types of mutations. Missense mutations are point mutations that result in the swapping of one amino acid for another. Nonsense mutations cause early termination. Frameshift mutations shift the reading frame of the codon sequence, severely altering the protein composition.

Abortive initiation is the process by which RNA polymerase starts short cycles of RNA synthesis. During abortive initiation, RNA polymerase releases short RNA strands before the initiation complex leaves the promoter sequence. Abortive initiation is a common process in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes.