Across
- 2. A mutation due to the loss of a purine base (A or G)
- 3. An alternative form of a gene.
- 4. Mutations which alter the mRNA reading frame.
- 6. Cancer causing agent, such as tobacco smoke, radiation, chemicals, or infectious agents.
- 10. A mutation due to the spontaneous deamination of 5-methycytosine.
- 12. also know as amplification.
Down
- 1. A mutation that leads to a new version of a protein that helps an organism and its future generations better
- 5. or more nucleotides from DNA
- 7. The complete set of unique alleles in a species or population
- 8. Removal of a large chromosomal region, leading to loss of the genes within that region; also the removal of
- 9. to changes in their environment.
- 10. Leads to multiple copies of a chromosomal region, increasing the number of the genes located within that
- 11. A disease characterized by a population of cells that grow and divide without respect to normal limits.