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A mutagen is a substance that CAUSES a mutation.
Essentially, mutagens are the cause, mutations are the effect. Simple as that :)
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How mutation can affect in another mutant?
A mutant can be mutated just as any other life form.
How might protein synthesis execute differently if a mutation occurs?
Mutant protein will form.
What is an Analogy for Mutation?
Teenage mutant ninja turtles. They have supernatural traits that the average turtle doesn't have.
Why do persons having a mutation pass this condition on to their offspring?
Genes are passed down from parents to offspring. That's why the mutant gene would be in the offspring.
What are the similarities of a nonsense mutation and a missense mutation?
Both nonsense and missense mutations are point mutations - meaning a single base has been substituted. The difference between the two is that a missense mutation results in an amino acid being replaced with a different amino acid, whereas a nonsense mutation results in a premature stop codon.
What is the product of mutation?
A mutant.
Can anyone become a mutant by mutation?
The only way to become a mutant is via a mutation, but a mutation does not guarantee a unique phenotype. (I'm assuming, here, that you're using a biological definition of "mutant" and not a more fanciful definition.)
How mutation can affect in another mutant?
A mutant can be mutated just as any other life form.
What is the difference between a variation and a mutation?
mutation is an alteration in the nucleotide sequence of a gene whereas variation is any difference between individuals of a particular species.
How do you spot a mutant?
Everyone is a mutation to a greater or lesser degree, just look around you and you will see a mutant.
What is the difference between mutation and variation?
variation is difference between genes and trait among individual* organism within population. mutation is change in genetic instruction I hope it helps
What color eyes are mutant?
Blue eyes were caused by a genetic mutation.
What is a difference between a gene mutation and a chromosomes mutation?
a gene is passed on from generations and a chromosome is just found in certain cells
How might protein synthesis execute differently if a mutation occurs?
Mutant protein will form.
What is the difference between a wild and a mutant type?
because they are a diffrent animal www.myspace.com/dannyninja209 message me.
What is an Analogy for Mutation?
Teenage mutant ninja turtles. They have supernatural traits that the average turtle doesn't have.
What is the difference between a wild type and a mutant type?
because they are a diffrent animal www.myspace.com/dannyninja209 message me.
