The Gene Pool (VCE SSCE Biology): Flashcards
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Gene pool
Gene pool
Complete set of alleles in a population
Allele frequency
Allele frequency
Proportion of certain alleles in a gene pool
Mutation
Mutation
Permanent change to DNA sequence
Cells that pass mutations to offspring
Cells that pass mutations to offspring
Germline cells (not somatic cells)
Silent mutation effect
Silent mutation effect
No effect on protein structure
Missense mutation
Missense mutation
Substitution coding for different amino acid
Nonsense mutation
Nonsense mutation
Creates premature stop codon
Frameshift mutation cause
Frameshift mutation cause
Insertion/deletion of 1-2 nucleotides altering reading frame
Four types of block mutations
Four types of block mutations
Deletion, duplication, inversion, translocation
Aneuploidy
Aneuploidy
Variation in chromosome number by addition/loss of one