Mutation: Addition - By James Voos
Main Ideas -
- The addition of a base during DNA replication
- Can cause all of the amino acids after it to become messed up
How It happens -
It occurs when during replication an extra base is added to the sequence pushing all other bases to away from it - This distorts the chain and it creates different amino acids than intended
Example -
Addition which is considered a frameshift mutation can be a cause of Cancer and Tay-Sachs disease
A base is inserted so all of the created amino acids are now different than intended
Summary -
In short addition is a frameshift mutation that can cause a lot of damage to the organisms DNA is occurs in. It can cause millions of proteins to be made incorrectly and can even be a cause of cancer and Tay-Sachs disease. Even though rare they can occur and random to anyone. Not all of them are dangerous but some of them can be life threatening.
Citations
"Cite A Website - Cite This For Me". Yourgenome.org. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Nov. 2016.
N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Nov. 2016.
"Types Of Mutations: Substitution, Insertions, Deletion And Frameshifts". Biotechnologyforums.com. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Nov. 2016.
I liked your blog and was wondering if there is any one base pair that is added more than the others.
ReplyDeleteI like your blog post, its very well put together! I was wondering if any mutations can go unnoticed?
ReplyDeleteI was wondering if there is a way for a addition to happen but it doesn't cause damage to a organism?
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