Mutation & Gene Editing

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Across
  1. 6. rare mutations that can provide advantages to an organism and increase its fitness in a particular environment
  2. 7. agents that cause mutations
  3. 8. mutations that do not change the amino acids sequence due to the degeneracy of the genetic code
Down
  1. 1. mutations that do not significantly affect an organism
  2. 2. mutations caused by either deletions or insertions as these processes alter the reading frame of codons
  3. 3. where a single nucleotide is replaced with another, producing variation in a species
  4. 4. mutations that have negative consequences for an organism
  5. 5. cells cells that give rise to eggs or sperm