DNA Changes and Cancer
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Objective
I can describe how changes in DNA can lead to cancer.
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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A mutation is a change in genetic material, specifically within a nucleic acid like RNA or DNA.
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Gene mutations include substitution, insertion, and deletion, with insertions and deletions potentially causing a frameshift mutation.
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Chromosomal mutations include duplication, deletion, inversion, and translocation, which can occur during meiosis due to nondisjunction.
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Practice
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Which of the following best defines a mutation in the context of nucleic acids?
Why are insertions and deletions considered potentially more dangerous than substitutions in gene mutations?
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“Describe one way that a mutation in DNA could potentially lead to cancer.”
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