Mutations and Health

Mutations and Health

1. What is a gene mutation and how do mutations occur?
2. How can gene mutations affect health and development?
3. Do all gene mutations affect health and development?
4. What kinds of gene mutations are possible?
5. Can a change in the number of genes affect health and development?
6. Can changes in the number of chromosomes affect health and development?
7. Can changes in the structure of chromosomes affect health and development?
8. Can changes in mitochondrial DNA affect health and development?
9. What are complex or multifactorial disorders?
10. What information about a genetic condition can statistics provide?
11. How are genetic conditions and genes named?

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Source:

• NLM National Library of Medicine