Biology Homework 12/13/01

Read pages 302-307 and answer the following questions:

1) What is a mutation?

2) How do mutations affect reproductive cells?

3) What may damage to a gene cause?

4) What do genetic counselors do?

5) What is a point mutation?

6) What is a frameshift mutation?

7) What are chromosomal mutations?

8) What causes nondisjunction?

9) What is a mutagen?

10) How do cells repair DNA?