Question

Define point mutation . give example​

Answer 1

Answer:

Point mutation is the mutation that affects a single nucleotide or nucleic acid. It commonly occurs when one base is substituted for the other. It may also result due to insertion and deletion of a single base pair.

Examples of point mutation are:

Cystic fibrosis: It occurs due to the deletion of three nucleotides in the CFTR gene. In this, an amino acid phenylalanine is lost which causes misfolding of protein.

Sickle cell anemia: It is caused by single point mutation in the beta haemoglobin gene. This results in the conversion of GAG codon into GUG that encodes amino acid valine.

Answer 2

Answer:

a mutation affecting only one or very few nucleotides in a gene sequence is called point mutation.

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