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1. Introduction to Genetics(0)
2. Mendel's Laws of Inheritance(0)
3. Extensions to Mendelian Inheritance(0)
4. Genetic Mapping and Linkage(0)
5. Genetics of Bacteria and Viruses(0)
6. Chromosomal Variation(0)
7. DNA and Chromosome Structure(0)
8. DNA Replication(0)
9. Mitosis and Meiosis(0)
10. Transcription(0)
11. Translation(0)
12. Gene Regulation in Prokaryotes(0)
13. Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes(0)
14. Genetic Control of Development(0)
15. Genomes and Genomics(0)
16. Transposable Elements(0)
17. Mutation, Repair, and Recombination(0)
18. Molecular Genetic Tools(0)
- Genetic Cloning
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- Methods for Analyzing DNA
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19. Cancer Genetics(0)
- Overview of Cancer
  (0)
- Cancer Mutations
  (0)
20. Quantitative Genetics(0)
21. Population Genetics(0)
- Hardy Weinberg
  (0)
- Allelic Frequency Changes
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22. Evolutionary Genetics(0)

17. Mutation, Repair, and Recombination

Types of Mutations

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17. Mutation, Repair, and Recombination

Types of Mutations

85PRACTICE PROBLEM

Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects the connective tissue. People with this condition are tall and thin and have long arms, legs, fingers, and toes. This disorder is caused by a genetic mutation in which the tyrosine at position 2113 of fibrillin-1 gene is changed into STOP codon. This type of mutation is considered as:

ANSWERS OPTIONS

A

missense mutation

B

nonsense mutation

C

insertion mutation

D

repeat expansion mutation

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