Glossary 3.6

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The glossary provides definitions and explanations of key terms and concepts essential to understand the topic in the lesson. Be sure to familiarize yourself with each term before attempting the lesson glossary quiz.
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Induced Mutation

a mutation that is caused by an environmental agent

Insertion

the addition of a base pair (small-scale mutation) or larger coding region (large-scale mutation) to a DNA sequence

Inversion

two adjacent bases trading places (small-scale mutation) or the reversal of a sequence of DNA (large-scale mutation)