BIMS 320 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Whole Genome Sequencing, Arabidopsis Thaliana, Pyrimidine

• School: Texas A&M University
• Department: Biomedical Science
• Course: BIMS 320
• Professor: Vaishali Katju

Document Summary

Mu ta tio n: muta tion: he rita ble cha nge in s e que nce, ge ne ra te ne w he re dita ry va ria tion. Indis pe ns a ble in two wa ys. S ingle ba s e pa ir s ubs titution. S ponta ne ous cha nge s in ce ll. P hys ica l: biologica l, ge ne ra l conclus ions, muta tion ra te s a re low in a ll ge nome s (muta tions a re ra re ) Impa ir the function of the ge ne or ge ne product. Fa ctors s uch a s ge nome s ize a nd life cycle of the orga nis m a ffe ct muta tion ra te s: va ria tion in muta tion ra te. P la nt ara bidops is tha lia na.