Amoeba Sisters' Mutations Video Handout

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an enzyme that changes the amino acid sequence

a sequence of four bases that code for an amino acid

a change in the genetic code

a complimentary strand of genetic code

the amino acid

the deoxyribose sugar

the nitrogen base

the phosphate group

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One amino acid was affected

Every amino acid following the mutation was affected

Mutations are random

Mutations are mostly beneficial and useful for an organism

Mutations can occur in both DNA and RNA, which are nucleic acids

Mutations can only occur during interphase

Not all genes code for proteins

Not all genes are "turned on" at a given time

Substitution mutations typically result in a frameshift mutation

Mutations can be genetically inherited

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