3.30 Mutation

recall that mutation is a rare, random change in genetic material that can be inherited.


-form of gene is called the allele.
-certain processes can cause a change in the base sequence which creates a new version of the allele. (possible that the allele will result in the production of an entirely different protein and have an entirely different effect on the phenotype)
-different alleles exist because of mutation. (Allele A and Allele a)
-mutation changes base sequence of the gene.