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What are the two ways in which DNA damage (lesion) can occur?
What are the two ways in which DNA damage (lesion) can occur?
- Inherited and acquired mutations
- Environmental and accidental factors
- Single-strand damage and double-strand damage (correct)
- Direct repair and Excision repair
Which factor is not listed as a cause of DNA damage (lesion)?
Which factor is not listed as a cause of DNA damage (lesion)?
- Radon gas
- Aflatoxin
- UV light
- Inherited mutations (correct)
What are the two ways in which DNA can become mutated?
What are the two ways in which DNA can become mutated?
- Direct repair and Excision repair
- Point mutation and frame shift mutation
- Transversion mutation and transition mutation
- Inherited parent to child and acquired environmental damage (correct)
What is a point mutation?
What is a point mutation?
Which type of mutation is generated at a higher frequency than the other?
Which type of mutation is generated at a higher frequency than the other?
What are the two ways of repairing damaged DNA (lesion)?
What are the two ways of repairing damaged DNA (lesion)?
What are the two types of DNA damage (lesion)?
What are the two types of DNA damage (lesion)?
What are mutagens?
What are mutagens?
What is a frame shift mutation?
What is a frame shift mutation?
Which factor is not listed as a cause of DNA damage (lesion)?
Which factor is not listed as a cause of DNA damage (lesion)?
What type of mutation substitutes a purine for a purine, and a pyrimidine for a pyrimidine?
What type of mutation substitutes a purine for a purine, and a pyrimidine for a pyrimidine?
Which type of mutation substitutes a purine for a pyrimidine, and a pyrimidine for a purine?
Which type of mutation substitutes a purine for a pyrimidine, and a pyrimidine for a purine?
What is the outcome of a point mutation in the β-globin chain of normal hemoglobin?
What is the outcome of a point mutation in the β-globin chain of normal hemoglobin?
What is the mutation type in the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Regulator (CFTR) gene?
What is the mutation type in the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Regulator (CFTR) gene?
Which mutation type results in the deletion or insertion of a nucleotide?
Which mutation type results in the deletion or insertion of a nucleotide?
What can help in choosing the best biotech approach in treating a disease?
What can help in choosing the best biotech approach in treating a disease?
What are the most common types of mutation?
What are the most common types of mutation?
What can prevent the development of a disorder by fixing lesions in the DNA?
What can prevent the development of a disorder by fixing lesions in the DNA?
What amino acid is replaced with valine in sickle-cell anemia?
What amino acid is replaced with valine in sickle-cell anemia?
What type of mutation can be caused by oxidative deamination and tautomerization?
What type of mutation can be caused by oxidative deamination and tautomerization?
