Mutations as changes in DNA

Subject: Biology

Grade: Lower Secondary

Publisher: YDP

Resource types: Class activity

Resource ID: a590
Description:

At the end of this activity, students should be able to:
– define point mutations and divide them into different categories
– differentiate between point mutations and chromosomal aberrations
– present examples of the effects of mutations and the methods by which the organism protects itself against them
– describe the mutation occurring in the case of sickle-cell disease and its effects.

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Mutations as change... Whiteboard presentation

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Mutations – defin... Student activity Types of point muta... Student activity Causes of point mut... Student activity Effects of point mu... Student activity Point mutations in ... Student activity Sickle-cell disease Student activity Changes in structur... Student activity Mechanisms protecti... Student activity

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Lower Secondary (Grades 7-9)

Biology

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74. Mutations as changes in DNA

YDP SA

Keywords

DNA, proliferation, duplication, changes, genetic recombination, mutations, mutation, Malaria, phenotype, mutagens, point mutation, gene mutation, DNA polymerase III, unscheduled DNA synthesis, substitution, insertion, deletion, chromosomal aberration, inversion, induced mutations, sickle-cell disease, spontaneous mutations, UDS, Mutations as changes in DNA

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