Mutations

Mutations

1. Objectives and Vocabulary

Lesson Objectives

  • Identify causes of mutation.
  • Compare and contrast types of mutations.
  • Explain how mutations may affect the organisms in which they occur.

Vocabulary

&\mathbf{chromosomal \ alteration} & &\mathbf{frameshift \ mutation} & &\mathbf{genetic \ disorder} \ &\mathbf{mutagen} & &\mathbf{mutation} & &\mathbf{point \ mutation}


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