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Mutation, cell division and cancer

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Which coding-region change most directly produces a downstream frameshift?

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A-B-C-D becomes A-B-C-C-D. Which change is represented?

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Which event normally happens before mitosis?

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What moves apart during mitotic anaphase?

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Why is tight regulation of division necessary?

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Compare two sequence changes

Compare the possible effects of a one-base substitution and a one-base deletion within a coding region. Explain why neither can be evaluated fully without the sequence context.

Distinguish codon change from reading-frame change.

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