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What is spontaneous mutation?
What is spontaneous mutation?
- A mutation that goes unnoticed
- A natural and random occurrence (correct)
- A mutation caused by an external factor
- A mutation that occurs within a gene
How are spontaneous mutations measured?
How are spontaneous mutations measured?
- By the number of mutations per gamete
- All of the above
- By the frequency of occurrence (correct)
- By the number of mutations per round of cell division
What are the three main sources of error that can happen during replication?
What are the three main sources of error that can happen during replication?
- Natural chemical changes, deletions, and substitutions
- Mismatched bases, deletions, and insertions
- Mismatched bases, strand slip-ups, and natural chemical changes (correct)
- Strand slip-ups, natural chemical changes, and insertions
