17. Mutation, Repair, and Recombination
Induced Mutations
17. Mutation, Repair, and Recombination Induced Mutations
21PRACTICE PROBLEM
Aflatoxin causes the formation of adducts with DNA, primarily at guanine bases, forming Aflatoxin-DNA adducts. These adducts can lead to mispairing during DNA replication, resulting in nucleotide substitutions or deletions. These types of mutations are considered:
Aflatoxin causes the formation of adducts with DNA, primarily at guanine bases, forming Aflatoxin-DNA adducts. These adducts can lead to mispairing during DNA replication, resulting in nucleotide substitutions or deletions. These types of mutations are considered: