Biology GCSE
Position of a mutation
What Position of a mutation means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Position of a mutation
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The effect depends on where in the gene it occurs and whether the changed amino acid affects the protein's folding or active site.
Topics that use Position of a mutation
- DNA structure (biology only) (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Amino acid sequence
- Base sequence
- Carrier molecules
- codon
- Complementary base pairing
- degenerate
- double helix
- Enzyme action
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