| A | B |
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| Mutation | A permanent change in the order of bases in a gene of DNA. |
| Substitution | A mutation where one base is exchanged or switched for another. |
| Insertion | A mutation where extra bases are added or inserted to the gene. |
| Deletion | A mutation where bases are lost or deleted |
| Frameshift | he change in a gene that makes the message or direction nonsense. These usually create damaged proteins. Caused by deletions and insertions. |
| Gene | A small section of a chromosome that has the directions for a particular protein. |
| Codon | 3 nucleotides of an mRNA molecule |
| anticodon | group of three bases on a tRNA molecule that are complementary to an mRNA codon |
