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Understanding Genetic Mutations by Pooten Helen Lheane is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document discusses different types of gene mutations including deletions, insertions, substitutions, nonsense mutations, missense mutations, and silent mutations. It provides examples of each type of mutation and their effects. It also discusses how mutations can cause genetic disorders and diseases, using sickle cell anemia as an example of a disease caused by a single base pair substitution mutation.
- Author
- Pooten Helen Lheane
- Language
- EN