Mutation
Mutation: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Mutation & Mutation on the Basis of Occurrence etc.
Important Questions on Mutation
Name the following:
Scientific name of the plant in which Hugo de Vries introduced the concept of mutation.

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

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

The UV rays and IR rays are ionising radiations.

Mutations are responsible for causing

Factors which induce mutation are called as


Point mutation is caused because of

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

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

Which of the statement is not applicable to mutations?

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


To be successful in evolution, a mutation must occur in

Mutations are responsible for

Gene mutation is caused by

To be evolutionarily successful, a mutation must be:

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

The type of chromosomal aberration indicated in the diagram shows

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