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Chapter 20 Biology

True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

deletion ? mutation that results when a part of a chromosome breaks off during meiosis
 

 2. 

point mutation ? a mutation involving a change in a single base
 

 3. 

duplication ? mutation that results when a part of a chromosome breaks off during meiosis
 

 4. 

translocation ? change that results when a broken piece of chromosome combines with a different chromosome
 

 5. 

nondisjunction ? chromosomal mutation that occurs during meiosis that changes the number of chromosomes
 

 6. 

frameshift mutation ? change that ocurrs when a bases is added or dropped
 

 7. 

gene mutations ? change that results in a single gene, a sequence of DNA that codes for a particular trait
 

 8. 

mutations ? changes that occur that affect the sequence of nitrogeneous bases in DNA
 

 9. 

chromosomal mutation ? change that ocurrs when a bases is added or dropped
 



 
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