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General Biology II
7. Mutations
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table of contents
  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Table Of Contents
  5. Reference Information
  6. The Process of Science
  7. 3. Biological Molecules
  8. 4. Structure of DNA
  9. 5. DNA Replication
  10. 6. Protein Synthesis
    1. 6.1 What are proteins and what do they do?
    2. 6.2 What is a gene?
    3. 6.3 How do genes direct the production of proteins?
    4. 6.4 Transcription: from DNA to mRNA
    5. 6.5 Eukaryotic RNA Processing
    6. 6.6 Translation
    7. 6.7 The Genetic Code
    8. Optional Section - Micropigs
  11. 7. Mutations
    1. How Gene Mutations Occur
    2. Intro to Genetic Disorders
    3. Do all gene affect health and development?
    4. Types of Mutations
    5. Changes in Numbers of Genes
    6. Changes in Chromosome Number
    7. Complex Multifactorial Disorders
    8. Genetic Predispositions
    9. Genetics and Statistics
  12. Gene Regulation
    1. 8.1 Prokaryotic versus Eukaryotic Gene Expression
    2. 8.2 What is the epigenome?
    3. 8.3 Alternative RNA splicing
  13. 9. Biotechnology
    1. 9.1 Manipulating Genetic Material
    2. 9.2 Cloning
    3. 9.3 Genetic Engineering
    4. 9.4 Biotechnology in Medicine and Agriculture
    5. 9.5 Genomics and Proteomics
    6. 9.6 Applying Genomics
    7. 9.7 Proteomics
  14. 10. Cell Division - Binary Fission and Mitosis
    1. 10.1 Prokaryotic Cell Division
    2. 10.2 Eukaryotic Cell Division
    3. 10.3 Control of the Cell Cycle
    4. 10.4 Cancer and the Cell Cycle
  15. 11. Meiosis
    1. 11.1 Sexual Reproduction
    2. 11.2 Overview of Meiosis
    3. 11.3 Interphase
    4. 11.4 Meiosis I
    5. 11.5 Meiosis II
    6. 11.6 Comparing Meiosis and Mitosis
    7. 11.7 Errors in Meiosis
  16. 12. Patterns of Inheritance
    1. 12.1 Mendelian Genetics
    2. 12.2 Garden Pea Characteristics Revealed the Basics of Heredity
    3. 12.3 Phenotypes and Genotypes
    4. 12.4 Monohybrid Cross and the Punnett Square
    5. 12.5 Laws of Inheritance
    6. 12.6 Extensions of the Laws of Inheritance
    7. 12.7 Multiple Alleles
    8. 12.8 Sex-Linked Traits
    9. 12.9 Linked Genes Violate the Law of Independent Assortment
    10. 12.10 Epistasis
  17. Genetics: Dog Coat Color
    1. Introduction to Genetics
    2. Pedigrees and Punnett Squares
    3. Black fur color: a dominant trait
    4. Yellow fur color: a recessive trait
    5. Epistasis: the relationship between black, brown, and yellow fur
    6. Brindle color: partial dominance and epistasis
    7. Incomplete dominance: when traits blend
    8. White spotting: When there's more than two alleles
    9. Hemophilia: a sex-linked disorder
    10. Overall phenotypes: putting it all together
    11. Additional complexity
    12. It's not all in the genes

7. Mutations

Learning Objectives

By the end of this section, you will be able to:

  • Describe how mutations affect protein synthesis and its products.

References

“Mutations and Health” by U.S. National Library of Medicine is in the Public Domain

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