| Term | Definition |
|---|
| mutation | Permant change in Genes DNA sequence that alters amino acid sequence of the protein encoded by the gene |
| background radiation | radiation in the environment that contributes to radiation exposure |
| base analogs | chemical resembling a base. substite the purine and pyrimidine bases that normally appear |
| mutation rate | the frequency of new mutations per generation in an organism or population |
| rem | unit to measure amount of biological damage done by various types of ionizing radiation |
| thymine dimer | abnormally chemcally bonded thymine bases in DNA resulting from ultra violet irradion damage. the cellular processes that repair often make errors that cause mutations |
| nucleotide substitutions | mutations that substitute oneor more nucleotides in DNA molecules |
| allelic expansion | increase in gene size due to increase it trinucleotide sequence numbers |
Combine with other sets
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