Mutation

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Mutation: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Mutation & Mutation on the Basis of Occurrence etc.

Important Questions on Mutation

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Name the following:

Scientific name of the plant in which Hugo de Vries introduced the concept of mutation.

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Which one of the following is a wrong statement regarding mutations ?

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The idea of mutations was brought forth by which scientist and he worked on which plant?

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The UV rays and IR rays are ionising radiations.

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Mutations are responsible for causing

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Factors which induce mutation are called as

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What is mutagen?

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Point mutation is caused because of 

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A point mutation where adenine is replaced by cytosine is also called as

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Which of the following factors may result in introduction of new variations?

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Which of the statement is not applicable to mutations?

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When one or more genes are missing from middle part of chromosome, it is called

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An auxotroph is

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To be successful in evolution, a mutation must occur in

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Mutations are responsible for

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Gene mutation is caused by

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To be evolutionarily successful, a mutation must be:

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Using imprints from a plate with complete medium and carrying bacterial colonies, you can select streptomycin resistant mutants and prove that such mutations do not originate as adaptation. These imprints need to be used

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The type of chromosomal aberration indicated in the diagram shows


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Haemophilia is more commonly seen in human males than in human females because: