What are the chances of occurence of amorphic mutation?

Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)
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Chapter11: Genome Alterations: Mutation And Epigenetics
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Problem 9QP: Define and compare the following types of nucleotide substitutions. Which is likely to cause the...
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What are the chances of occurence of amorphic mutation?

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Mutations are defined as the change in the sequence of DNA of an organism due to any environmental factor, chemical factor or mistakes during DNA replication, meiosis and mitosis. Environmental and chemical factors include UV radiations, cigarette smoke and exposure to any other mutagen. A mutation may include single base pair change or change in a stretch of nucleotides.

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