Spontaneous mutation occurs when
A) a DNA base is in an unstable tautomeric form as the replication fork arrives and a mismatched base is inserted.
B) a person smokes cigarettes or is exposed to a teratogen for many years.
C) the sugars and phosphates in the DNA double helix exchange places.
D) thymine temporarily becomes uracil.
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Q1: An example of a beneficial mutation is
A)a
Q2: Mutational hot spots occur most often where
Q3: The spontaneous mutation rate for autosomal genes
Q5: A chemical or physical agent that causes
Q6: The parents-to-be were shocked when an ultrasound
Q7: Mutations are more likely to occur in
Q8: Estimates of spontaneous mutation rates are made
Q9: Mutations in the lamin A gene are
Q10: The mutation that causes sickle cell disease
A)occurs
Q11: A germline mutation passes from generation to
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