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What types of change can mutations have?

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Types of Mutations

Missense mutation: This type of mutation is a change in one DNA base pair that results in the substitution of one amino acid for another in the protein made by ...

Nonsense mutation: A nonsense mutation is also a change in one DNA base pair. ...

Insertion or Deletion: An insertion changes the number of DNA bases in a gene by adding a piece of DNA.

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Base Substitutions. Single base substitutions are called point mutations, recall the point mutation Glu -----> Val which causes sickle-cell disease.

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