Exploring Mutations: Mechanisms, Detection, and Genetic Implications
A study on genetic mutations, detection methods, and their implications.
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Lab Exercise Lesson 7: Mutation
Reading:
Principles of Genetics, Snustad& Simmons 2012: Chapter 13
DNA is Constantly Changing through the Process of Mutation
Loewe, L. (2008) Genetic mutation. Nature Education 1(1)
Video(Orient yourself to basics of mutation by watching these videos):
Professor Anderson’s Mutation Video
Damage to DNA Leads to Mutation
Lab Exercise
Go to website on Mutations are Changes in Genetic Information Explore the Concept, Animation
(be sure to follow the arrows to view all the screens), Videopages. Answer the following
questions:
1. Describe the experiments of Hermann Muller (use this lab website including the videos
of Elof Carlson, Chapter 13 in text reading, and other resources). (Describe the
experiments in detail using summarizing and citing the different resources you researched
(~300 words).
2. What did these experiments of Hermann Muller demonstrate? Why were these
experiments important to the study of genetics?
Under the Problem tab of this website identify the number of point mutations between humans
and chimpanzees. Take a screenshot of the highlighted differences and paste the image here.
How many nucleotide differences were there between humans and chimpanzees in the 379-
nucleotide part of the mt control region?
Lab Exercise Lesson 7: Mutation
Reading:
Principles of Genetics, Snustad& Simmons 2012: Chapter 13
DNA is Constantly Changing through the Process of Mutation
Loewe, L. (2008) Genetic mutation. Nature Education 1(1)
Video(Orient yourself to basics of mutation by watching these videos):
Professor Anderson’s Mutation Video
Damage to DNA Leads to Mutation
Lab Exercise
Go to website on Mutations are Changes in Genetic Information Explore the Concept, Animation
(be sure to follow the arrows to view all the screens), Videopages. Answer the following
questions:
1. Describe the experiments of Hermann Muller (use this lab website including the videos
of Elof Carlson, Chapter 13 in text reading, and other resources). (Describe the
experiments in detail using summarizing and citing the different resources you researched
(~300 words).
2. What did these experiments of Hermann Muller demonstrate? Why were these
experiments important to the study of genetics?
Under the Problem tab of this website identify the number of point mutations between humans
and chimpanzees. Take a screenshot of the highlighted differences and paste the image here.
How many nucleotide differences were there between humans and chimpanzees in the 379-
nucleotide part of the mt control region?
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