Chapter 18, Problem 70TQ

Summary Introduction

To review:

The major differences between the effects of errors made during replication and transcription on a person.

Introduction:

The term mutation can be defined as the permanent change in the sequence of nucleotides. The mutation leads to the alteration in the genome of the organism, extrachromosomal DNA deoxyribonucleic acid) recombinational repair, or the virus. The most common reasons for mutations are replication errors, errors in the transcription, malfunctioning of the repair machinery, transposable elements, and ionic or nonionic radiations.