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Match the type of mutation with its description:
Match the type of mutation with its description:
Point mutation = One base is incorrectly added during replication and replaces the pair in the corresponding position on the complementary strand Insertion = One or more extra nucleotides are inserted into replicating DNA, often resulting in a frameshift Deletion = One or more nucleotides is 'skipped' during replication or otherwise excised, often resulting in a frameshift Chromosomal mutation = One region of a chromosome is flipped and reinserted
Match the human disease with the corresponding mutation:
Match the human disease with the corresponding mutation:
Sickle-cell anemia = Point mutation Cystic fibrosis = Deletion Opitz-Kaveggia syndrome = Inversion Cri du chat syndrome = Deletion
Match the human disease with the mutation type that causes it:
Match the human disease with the mutation type that causes it:
One form of beta-thalassemia = Insertion Some cancers = Duplication One form of leukemia = Translocation Fragile X syndrome = Expanding trinucleotide repeat
Match the human disease with the mutation linked to it:
Match the human disease with the mutation linked to it:
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