mutations in chromosomes

Chromosome Mutations. Inversion (B) Deletion (A) Duplication (D)



Mutation of Chromosomes



Chromosomal mutations. Images from Purves et al., Life: The Science of



All of our chromosomes



including gene mutations, larger chromosomal mutations and genome



Chromosomal aberrations Edit Chromosomal aberrations section



Chromosomes come in pairs with half of each inherited from each parent.



Main article: Chromosome abnormalities



Mutation of Chromosomes - from the Access Excellence site



[edit] Classification of mutation types



approach to isolate mutations. This approach uses a balancer chromosome



How do chromosomal mutations take place ? The deficiencies are easiest to



Changes in genes or chromosomes are called mutations .



MUTATION These mutations affect large portions of the chromosomes and are



ways: point mutation, gene amplification or chromosomal rearrangements.



Types of structural chromosome changes



macro-mutations or chromosomal mutation or aberration



So radiation can provoke both major types of mutations, point mutations and



colour blindness is typically caused by a mutation on the X-chromosome,



caused by mutations in a person's genes.