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please help with homework? I dont get this bio please help..... 3. A mutation in which a single base is added or deleted from DNA is called a. a frame shift mutation b.a point mutation c. translocation d. nondisjunction 7. Many chromosome mutation result when chromosomes fail to separate properly during a. mitosis b. meiosis c. crossing over d. linkage 9. mutations that occur at random are caqlled a.spontaneous mutations b.nonspontaneous mutations c. nonrandom mutations d.environmental mutations ... (Asked by .)
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3. a 7. my guess is mitosis 9.i would guess a because of the word spontaneous...(Answered by neverknow)

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What do sexual reproduction, mutation, and crossing-over generate in a population? A. meiosis B. uniformity C. gametes D. genetic diversity Please Help me answer i wasnt really sure about this question... ... (Asked by Krystina)
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The answer is D., ask Charlie Darwin if you want proof. In biology, meiosis is the process that allows one diploid cell to divide in a special way to generate haploid cells in eukaryotes. The word "meiosis" comes from the Greek meioun, meaning "to make smaller," since it results in a reduction in chromosome number. Meiosis is essential for sex. It therefore occurs in most eukaryotes, including single-celled organisms. meiosis is the process that produces genetic variation. A gamete is a specialized germ cell that fuses with another gamete during fertilization (conception) in organisms that reproduce sexually. In species which produce two morphologically ...(Answered by DAVID C)

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State one reason that mutations are often referred to as the "raw materials" of evolution? Mutations are often referred to as the "raw materials" of evolution. ... (Asked by laker104)
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Without random mutations of DNA, we would never have the chance to change on a genetic level and therefore, never be able to evolve....(Answered by wackybluegreen)

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mutations are useful in selective breeding because they...a,b,c,d.? a.help maintain the desired characteristics of animal breeds b.are usually found in hybrids. c.are usually benaficial. d.can be used to enhance the process of hybridizstion. ... (Asked by Jeton A)
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B because if one has a disease and the other doesn't, the disease could be dominant and be transferred to the offspring. Depending on if the disease is dominant or recessive....(Answered by Karleyy)

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wat is mutation in latin? ... (Asked by stallionbball4)
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It is 'mutatio'. NEVER use babel or anything like that to translate; it just translates each word as a separate unit and pays not attention to grammar or syntax, which leaves you with a pidgin translation, and looking very stupid....(Answered by moppettshow)

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Point Mutations? Why are point mutations (where a single nucleotide of a gene is changed) less noticable and considered less harmful than the chromosomal mutations? Explain. ... (Asked by katnpal1)
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I dont know. Try asking your question in a Chemistry or Biology category. Science professionals sometimes hang out in those specific categories and can answer more complex questions like this. Good luck....(Answered by answers999)

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is turners syndrome a gene mutation or chromosomal mutation? im thinking its chromosomal..... if so, which specific chromosome of the 23 pairs is affected? ... (Asked by [♥ELiZABETH♥])
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Turner syndrome is a chromosomal condition that exclusively affects girls and women. It occurs when one of the two X chromosomes normally found in females is missing or incomplete. I think this was founded by a guy with the last name of Turner but I may be mistaken. And since it is a chromosonal mutation it happens in the sex pair of chromosomes but only in women....(Answered by Andy)

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What could go wrong in cell division that would cause a mutation? Please help!!? What could go wrong in cell division that would cause a mutation? I need to have this report done in like an hour, before my mom gets home, and I have everything but this. Can someone please help? ... (Asked by littlemoochild)
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Well, first good luck ! Second, here's the help...What cause cell mutations like uncontrolable divisions and loss of DNA codons are asbestos, which contains soot, harmful radiations or chemicals. Cell mutations are deletion, in which the DNA loses parts of itself, inversion, in which parts of a DNA exchange places, and translocation, in which a part of the DNA translocates itself on anathor part on the DNA....(Answered by ahmos)

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Give an example in how a gene mutation can be beneficial...? ??? ... (Asked by short_but_hot1991)
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The mutation of a gene can potentially enhance a survival skill or trait for the organism....(Answered by dances_with_unicorns1955)

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please help with homework? 1. made up of three bases 2. base sugar and phosphate 3. pyrimidine base 4. spiral shape 5. another pyrimidine base 6.formed from amino acids 7.subsitutes for thymine in RNA 8.subsitute for deoxyribose in RNA 9.sequenc e of 3 bases on tRNA 10.purine base in DNA 11.mutation-causing sebstance 12.process by which DNA copies itself 13. the "RN" in RNA 14.another purine base in DNA 15.a change in a gene or chromosome 16. body cells 17. product of mutation 18.worked with watson 19.mutation of a single gene 20.deoxyribonucleic acid ... (Asked by .)
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13. Ribonucleic, 10. adenine, 14. Guanine, 20. DNA, 4. DNA,...(Answered by student)

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