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3.4 Inheritance: Causes of mutation
Understanding that:
- Mutations are not necessarily bad: everything is technically made by mutations and can just be the source of genetic variation. However, they are usually more harmful than good.
- Mutations is the random change to the base sequence of a gene in a process called base substitution.
- Mutations are caused by mutagens such as high energy radiation and mutagenic chemicals.
3.4 Inheritance: Causes of mutation
Understanding that:
- Mutations are not necessarily bad: everything is technically made by mutations and can just be the source of genetic variation. However, they are usually more harmful than good.
- Mutations is the random change to the base sequence of a gene in a process called base substitution.
- Mutations are caused by mutagens such as high energy radiation and mutagenic chemicals.
