Ramirez, Hans Christian occurs in our DNA sequence, ___ either due to mistakes when the DNA is copied or as the result of environmental factors such as UV light and cigarette Ilagan, Ana Paula ___ Mutations smoke. Alpobera, Jonille ___ Over a lifetime our DNA? can Submitted to: undergo changes or ___ ‘mutations?’ in the sequence of bases?, A, C, G and T. Sir. Joel Sodela
Mutations can occur during DNA
replication? if errors are made and not corrected in time. The Genetic Code
Hereditary mutations are inherited The genetic code consists of 64
What is a gene mutation and from a parent and are present triplets of nucleotides. These how do mutations occur? throughout a person’s life in triplets are called codons.With virtually every cell in the body. three exceptions, each codon A gene mutation is a permanent These mutations are also called encodes for one of the 20 amino alteration in the DNA sequence germline mutations because they acids used in the synthesis of that makes up a gene, such that are present in the parent’s egg or proteins. That produces some the sequence differs from what is sperm cells, which are also called redundancy in the code: most of found in most people. Mutations germ cells. the amino acids being encoded range in size; they can affect by more than one codon. anywhere from a single DNA Acquired (or somatic) mutations building block (base pair) to a occur at some time during a large segment of a chromosome person’s life and are present only that includes multiple genes. in certain cells, not in every cell in Gene mutations can be classified the body. These changes can be in two major ways: caused by environmental factors such as ultraviolet radiation from the sun, or can occur if an error is made as DNA copies itself during cell division. Acquired mutations in somatic cells (cells other than sperm and egg cells) cannot be passed to the next generation