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Genetics

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Set 15 Gene Mutation Dna Repair And Transposition

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Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

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Some bacterial transposons, known as Tn elements, are larger than insertion sequences (IS elements) and contain protein-coding genes that have human health significance. What might such a bacterial transposon contain?

A) drug resistance
B) oncogene
C) pseudogene
D) proto-oncogene
E) dissociation element

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Question 2

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One type of mutation involves the replacement of a purine with a purine, while another causes the replacement of a pyrimidine with a purine or the reverse. What general terms are associated with these two mutational phenomena?

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transition...

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Question 3

(Essay)

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List five general categories of mutation.

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induced, spontaneous, morpholo...

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