Question

What are the types of mutation?​

Answer 1

Answer:

There are three types of DNA Mutations: base substitutions, deletions and insertions.

Base Substitutions. Single base substitutions are called point mutations, recall the point mutation Glu -----> Val which causes sickle-cell disease. ...

Deletions. ...

Insertions.

Answer 2

Mutation is of two types

• 1. Chromosomal mutation
• 2. Gene mutations

What is Chromosomal Mutations?

In this type of mutation, change in number of structure of chromosome occurs.

It is further classified into:-

• A. Heteroploidy:- Accoding to this in chromosome change in chromosome number takes place. It is also known as genomatic mutation.
• B. Chromosomal aberration:- It means there will be change in the structure of the chromosome.

What is gene mutation?

In this type, there is only few chromosomes or may be one Chromosome in a set change takes place.

It is also Classified into two types:-

• A. Euploidy:- According to this type change in number of chromosome sets.
• B. Aneuploidy:- In this, chromosome change occur in a set.