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Cells are dividing through the processes of Mitosis and Meiosis. DNA mutations directly affect cells by making them divide non-stop. This is known as Cancer. Proto-oncogenes, a gene involved in cell division mutates and becomes oncogenes that orders cell mechanism of division to go on continously even though the DNA found in a cell's nucleus is already damaged. this causes abnormal cell division.
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How does a mutation in a sex cell differ from a mutation in a non-sex cell?
Mutations in sex cells can be passed on to children. Mutations in sex cells only affect offspring. Mutations in sex cells do not affect the organism.
Why is using a virus to change a cells DNA dangerous?
DNA change/ mutations can be dangerous
What type of cells carry mutations?
The type of cells that carry mutated DNA is the boold cells
What are the changes in DNA sequences that affect genetic information known as?
Mutation
How can mutations affect protein synthesis in cells What is the result?
Mutations can be a source of genetic
How does chemestry affect cancer?
Chemicals that do not cause cancer by themselves but can act with another chemical to cause cancer (cocarcinogens). Damage to DNA in cells can lead to cancer. ... Unrepaired DNA damage can lead to mutations, or changes, in genes, and mutations in certain genes can cause cancer. You can also inherit mutations.
How does mutation in the body cells cause damage?
Some mutaions of DNA in body cells affect genes that control cell division. This can result in the cells growing and dividing rapidly, producing cancer. If this is not right I'm sorry. I'm a little rusty on biology.
How can mutation affect protein synthesis in cell?
Mutations can make the protein synthesise incorrectly making diseases or weak parts in your body. Mutations can affect protein synthesis in cells by affecting the protein, messing up the whole DNA sequence and making the organism different from other average organisms.
What makes mutations happen?
A mutation in humans is caused by a misconnection of DNA chromosomes and cells. Not all mutations are genetics some are just a fluke with the DNA match up.
What can cause mutations in the DNA structure?
errors in duplicating the DNA when splitting cells. there can be an insertion in the code, a deletion, and a change.
Why are mutations in body cells NOT a source of genetic variation?
They happen after the organism has been born, and often lead to tumours and cancer (caused by carcinogens). Other types of mutations can be caused by mutagens, which mutate the DNA of a cell. It doesn't affect the DNA of every cell in the organism/ reproductive cells, so isn't passed on to offspring
Ultraviolet radiation can cause mutations in the DNA of skin cells that have been overexposed to the sun This mutated DNA has no effect on future offspring because?
Mutations may occur in the rna codons
